dewy-eyed vs feels

dewy-eyed

adj
  • Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is experiencing strong emotions. 

  • Excessively nostalgic. 

  • Naive or innocent in the manner of a child. 

feels

adj
  • Synonym of emotional 

noun
  • Feelings, emotions 

How often have the words dewy-eyed and feels occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )