bogeyed

9.9

Having eyes that look strange and frightening like a monster's

adjective
/ˈboʊɡiˌɛd/

Archaic

: ojos saltones

In the story, the witch had bogeyed eyes that glowed in the moonlight.

Examples

Children were frightened by the bogeyed mask at the haunted house.
She had a bogeyed expression that scared the children.
The old painting showed a bogeyed creature lurking in the shadows.
The bogeyed creature lurked in the shadows.
The old painting showed a bogeyed creature lurking in the shadows.
Children were frightened by the bogeyed mask at the haunted house.
In the story, the witch had bogeyed eyes that glowed in the moonlight.

Synonyms

googly

vsbogeyed

Informal

7 8.4

Having large, round eyes that move and look funny

is darker and more frightening rather than merely exaggerated or silly

bug-eye

vsbogeyed

4 7.5

Having big eyes that stick out and look surprised

leans toward a scary, monsterlike appearance rather than just startled look

goggle-eyed

vsbogeyed

1 7.6

Having eyes wide open because you feel surprised or amazed

suggests a more eerie, ghostlike quality beyond simple surprise or fear

goggly

vsbogeyed

Informal

1 8.1

Having very large eyes that look surprised

is more menacing and strange rather than only showing surprise

saucer-eyed

vsbogeyed

1 7.2

Having very large round eyes that show surprise

implies a stranger, more frightening look rather than gentle wonder

bugeye

vsbogeyed

7.9

A person or animal that has very large, round eyes that stick out

is more frightening and ghostlike rather than merely odd in shape

begoggled

vsbogeyed

Archaic

9.6

Having wide, staring eyes that show surprise

carries a nastier, frightening edge rather than pure amazement

popeyed

vsbogeyed

8.6

Having very wide eyes because you are surprised

is used when appearance is scary or ghostlike rather than just surprised

agaze

vsbogeyed

Archaic

9.9

Having eyes wide open and fixed, often from fear or wonder

is more about creating a scary, monsterlike impression than fixed attention

starting

vsbogeyed

7.5

Having eyes wide and sticking out because of fear or surprise

leans toward an unnaturally frightening appearance rather than just bulging from fear

Antonyms

normal

∞ 1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

ordinary

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

How Frightening

monstrous

18 5.4

bogeyed

Archaic

9.9

staring

1.8

odd

798 1.0

ordinary

683 1.0

Surface Forms

bogeyed positive

Morphology

bogeyed = bogey (semi-transparent) = bogey + ed

Built from 'bogey' + '-ed' with an adjectival meaning 'resembling or affected by a bogey'; the morphological relation is clear but the usage is rare/specialized and the exact collocational meaning (typically referring to the eyes) is conventional.

Etymology

Bogeyed comes from bogey, a name for a scary 'ghost' or 'monster', as in bogeyman. So bogeyed eyes are like a monster's eyes, looking strange, very large, or frightening.