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sharp-sighted

[ shahrp-sahy-tid ]

/ ˈʃɑrpˈsaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

having keen sight.

having or showing mental acuteness.

Origin of sharp-sighted

First recorded in 1565–75

OTHER WORDS FROM sharp-sighted

sharp-sight·ed·ly, adverb sharp-sight·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby sharp-sighted

sharp-focus realism, sharp-freeze, sharp-nosed, sharp-set, sharp-shinned hawk, sharp-sighted, sharp-tailed grouse, sharp-tailed sparrow, sharp-tongued, sharp-witted, sharpbender

Example sentences from the Web for sharp-sighted

They passed by without seeing me, which shows that they are not always so sharp-sighted as is supposed.

Afar in the Forest |W.H.G. Kingston
It made Ursula shudder slightly, the quick, sharp-sighted, intent animality of the man.

The Rainbow |D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The movements of the leaders, as they groped their way, had been descried by the sharp-sighted enemy.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville |Washington Irving
The most sharp-sighted eye could not have discovered his place of concealment.

The Tiger Hunter |Mayne Reid

And the life of the prison went on, deaf and sensitive, blind and sharp-sighted, like eternal alarm itself.

The Seven who were Hanged |Leonid Andreyev

British Dictionary definitions for sharp-sighted

sharp-sighted

adjective

having keen vision; sharp-eyed

Derived forms of sharp-sighted

sharp-sightedly, adverb sharp-sightedness, noun