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wide awake (comparative more wide awake, superlative most wide awake)
- (idiomatic) awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful
1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:"They are almost awake, not quite," said Lucy. She knew she herself was wide awake, wider than anyone usually is.
1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973-1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1085:I woke with a start. With the blackout curtains closed I didn't know what time it was. I looked at my watch. It said four o'clock. I had been asleep for only two hours, but I was wide awake.
- (figurative) keyed in or aware of things; not oblivious; woke.
1984 April 21, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 19:LF 37, F 33, working class backgrounds, left-ish politics, seek wide-awake F 30+ to share friendly, indep apt.
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