sharp-eyed

sharp-eyed
adjective
1. having very keen vision
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quick-sighted as a cat

• Similar to: ↑sighted
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp-sightedness (for: ↑sharp-sighted)
2. having keen eyesight
• Syn: ↑keen-eyed
• Similar to: ↑eyed
3. keenly perceptive or alert
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"quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon

• Similar to: ↑perceptive
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp-sightedness (for: ↑sharp-sighted)

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sharp-eyed «SHAHRP YD», adjective.
1. having keen sight: »

a sharp-eyed person, sharp-eyed mice.

2. watchful; vigilant: »

The top candidates were counting the early returns, like sharp-eyed pineapple sorters in a canning factory (Time).

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/ˈʃɑɚpˈaıd/ adj
1 : having very good eyesight

a sharp-eyed bird

2 : having a strong ability to notice things

A sharp-eyed [=perceptive] reader will notice the book's repeating themes.

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ˌsharp-ˈeyed [sharp-eyed] adjective
able to see very well and quick to notice things
Syn: ↑observant

•

A sharp-eyed reader spotted the mistake in yesterday's paper.


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