gimlet-eyed
English
Adjective
gimlet-eyed (comparative more gimlet-eyed, superlative most gimlet-eyed)
- Having a squint.
- Having eyes which are in constant motion; shifty-eyed.
- Having piercing eyes, sharp-sighted.
- 1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley
- 'D—n her gooseberry wig,' said the corporal, when she was out of hearing, 'that gimlet-eyed jade—mother adjutant, as we call her—is a greater plague to the regiment than provost-marshal, ...
- 1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley
- Having keen vision.[1]
Synonyms
- (having a squint): squint-eyed
Translations
sharp-sighted
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References
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