starry-eyed
starry-eyed is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, starry-eyed is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofstarry-eyed
- Having naively optimistic hopes or outlooks.
Example: "He was so starry-eyed when he started, but reality ground him down, and he became both more realistic and more practical."
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