walleyed
[ wawl-ahyd ]
/ ˈwɔlˌaɪd /
adjective
having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.
having large, staring eyes, as some fishes.
marked by excited or agitated staring of the eyes, as in fear, rage, frenzy, or the like: He stood there in walleyed astonishment.
having an eye or the eyes presenting little or no color, as the result of a light-colored or white iris or of white opacity of the cornea.
Origin of walleyed
1300–50; Middle English
wawileghed, waugle eghed < Old Norse
vagleygr, equivalent to
vagl- (meaning uncertain; compare Icelandic
vagl film over the eye) +
-eygr -eyed; see
eye; compare Old English
waldenīge
Words nearby walleyed
waller,
wallerian degeneration,
wallet,
walleye,
walleye pollock,
walleyed,
walleyed pike,
wallflower,
wallies,
wallingford,
wallington
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Medical definitions for wall-eyed
walleyed
[ wôl′īd′ ]
adj.
Having a walleye.
Affected with walleye.
Having large bulging or staring eyes.
Having eyes with distended pupils.