twinkly-eyed

English

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Adjective

twinkly-eyed (comparative more twinkly-eyed, superlative most twinkly-eyed)

1. (idiomatic) happy, of a happy character.
   • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.