orey-eyed

adjective

¦ōrē¦īd

: very angry : wild-eyed

this bad steer … was an orey-eyed old devil

—F. B. Gipson

sure can make me orey-eyed

—Helen Rich

Word History

Etymology

orey of unknown origin

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