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Webster 1913 Edition


Wide-awake

Wideˊ-a-wake′

(wīdˊȧ-wāk′)
,
Adj.
Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.
Dickens.

Wideˊ-a-wake′

,
Noun.
A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.

Definition 2024


wide-awake

wide-awake

See also: wideawake and wide awake

English

Adjective

wide-awake (not comparable)

  1. completely or fully awake
  2. alert, vigilant or watchful

Noun

wide-awake (plural wide-awakes)

  1. Alternative spelling of wideawake
  2. The sooty tern