cross-eyed

cross-eyed
adj. (as a disorder) having one or both eyes turned permanently inwards towards the nose.

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: cross (V)
1. : affected with cross-eye : having cross-eyes

a cross-eyed child

2. : cockeyed 2b

to attempt to investigate both at the same time (to say nothing of all six) would be a cross-eyed procedure — Anna G. Hatcher

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—cross-eyedness, n.
/kraws"uyd', kros"-/, adj.
having crossed eyes.
[1785-95]

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cross-eyedˈ adjective
1. Squinting
2. Having a cross-eye
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Main Entry: ↑cross

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cross-eyed UK [ˌkrɒs ˈaɪd] US [ˌkrɔs ˈaɪd] adjective
having eyes that look towards each other slightly
Thesaurus: describing the appearance of someone's eyeshyponym eye and parts of the eyemeronym

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cross-eyed «KRS YD, KROS-», adjective.
having both eyes turned toward the nose and unable to focus on the same point.

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adj. having one or both eyes turned inward toward the nose, either from focusing on something very close, through temporary loss of control of focus, or as a permanent condition (convergent strabismus)

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/ˈkrɑːsˌaıd/ adj [more \cross-eyed; most \cross-eyed]
: having one or both eyes turned inward toward the nose

a cross-eyed drunk

He gave her a cross-eyed look.

cross-eyed adv

He looked at her cross-eyed.

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ˌcross-ˈeyed [cross-eyed] adjective
having one or both eyes looking towards the nose

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I'm going cross-eyed, working on those handwritten texts all day.


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