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Definition of wild-eyed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wild-eyed

adjective
 
/ˈwaɪld aɪd/
 
/ˈwaɪld aɪd/
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  1. with eyes that express strong and uncontrolled emotion
    • a wild-eyed gunman
    • wild-eyed look of desperation
  2. too extreme; not sensible or realistic
    • a wild-eyed fanatic
    • It was dismissed as just another wild-eyed conspiracy theory.
See wild-eyed in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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