doey

English

Etymology

From doe +‎ -y.

Adjective

doey (comparative more doey, superlative most doey)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a doe.
   • 1963 October 22, Mike, “Air News”, in The Rock Island Argus, 113th year, number 4, Rock Island, Ill., page 28:

     The little lady with the up-flipped hair and the doe-y eyes and the strategic crackle in her British voice (we’ve fallen hopelessly in love with her) does it again this Wednesday.

   • 1971 August, “What the stars are buying”, in Photoplay, volume 80, page 79, column 1:

     She’s got a new haircut, a white blazer pantsuit, soft doey eyes and four added years.

   • 1974 August 15, James R. Russell, “1974 Kentucky State Fair starts today, lasts 11 days”, in The Courier-Journal‎^[1], volume 239, number 46, Louisville, Ky.:

     The doey, soft eyes of the dairy cows; […]

   • 1982 September 19, “Francey Babischkin”, in The Miami Herald, page 14:

     A wisp of a girl with dark hair and doey eyes, she is dwarfed by those around her.