owly-eyed

adjective3

1. •
   Wide-eyed, naturally or from an expression of fear, shock, surprise, or excitement.

   • Gabe looked owly-eyed at the fellow and then prissed his mouth. — 1961
2. •
   (slang) Extremely drunk.

   • Paul was owly-eyed by then, and he tried to hide it by saying, "Must've lost m' balance," but we noticed that when he clapped a fresh holt on, he was using both his graspers. — 1951
3. •
   Seeing better in darkness than light; day-blind or photosensitive.

   • […] And he doesn't do no riding after dark near Dishpan Flats. Them poor misguided sodbusters ain't much account in most ways, but they're owly-eyed at night." — 2005