lyncean
[ lin-see-uh n ]
/ lɪnˈsi ən /
adjective
of or relating to a lynx; lynxlike.
lynx-eyed; sharp-sighted.
Words nearby lyncean
lymphotoxicity,
lymphotoxin,
lymphotrophic,
lynagh,
lynbrook,
lyncean,
lynch,
lynch law,
lynchburg,
lynchet,
lynchpin
Example sentences from the Web for lyncean
Galileo's part of this controversy was published at Rome by the Lyncean Academy in 1613.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy |John Elliot Drinkwater BethuneOne of the most important of these was the Lyncean Society, founded about the year 1611, Galileo himself being a member.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) |Henry Smith WilliamsO for that Lyncean eye that can discover in the acorn of Error the rooted and widely spreading oak of Misery!
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) |Samuel Taylor Coleridge
British Dictionary definitions for lyncean
lyncean
/ (lɪnˈsiːən) /
adjective
of or resembling a lynx
rare
having keen sight
Word Origin for lyncean
C17: probably via Latin, from Greek
Lunkeios concerning
Lunkeos, an Argonaut renowned for his sharpsightedness, from
lunx lynx