bug-eyed

adjective

ˈbəg-ˌīd 

: having the eyes bulging (as with fright)

Examples of bug-eyed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls. — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

The occupational therapist’s bug-eyed goldfish and my attending’s regal twin tabbies, Sasha and Mischa, stare back at me from the wall. — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026

Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in the square-jawed, demonically charming, bug-eyed Klaus Kinski. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bug-eyed

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide

Kids Definition

bug-eyed

adjective

-ˌīd

: having the eyes bulging (as in astonishment)