dewy-eyed vs loving

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. 

loving

adj
  • Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to love. 

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