Meanings
adjectivetwinkly-eyed (comparative more twinkly-eyed, superlative most twinkly-eyed)
comparative more twinkly-eyed · superlative most twinkly-eyed
- idiomatichappy, of a happy character.
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.
2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club
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