popeyed

Questions about popeyed

What does popeyed mean?

popeyed means "with eyes or mouth open in surprise". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in popeyed?

popeyed has 2 syllables: po-peyed. The stress falls on "po".

What is another word for popeyed?

Close synonyms include goggle-eyed, openmouthed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is popeyed a common word?

popeyed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.