Round-eyed in a sentence as an adjective

I don't get the round-eyed, slack-jawed wonder at the fact that there has been a huge drop in fire-related deaths in 89 years.

Round-eyed definitions

adjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

See also: childlike wide-eyed dewy-eyed simple

adjective

having large round wide-open eyes

See also: saucer-eyed