Definition of Eagle-eyed

1. Adjective. Capable of seeing to a great distance.

Exact synonyms: Farseeing, Keen-sighted, Longsighted
Similar to: Farsighted, Presbyopic
Derivative terms: Longsightedness

Definition of Eagle-eyed

1. Adjective. Having great visual acuity, especially the ability to see at a distance. ¹

2. Adjective. describing someone who is perceptive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eagle-eyed

eaches
eachother
eachwhere
eadish
eadishes
eager
eager beavers
eagerer
eagerest
eagerly
eagerness
eagernesses
eagers
eagle
eagle-eyed (current term)
eagle-owl
eagle eye
eagle owl
eagle owls
eagle ray
eagle scout
eagled
eaglehawk
eaglehawks
eaglelike
eagles
eagless
eaglestone
eaglestones

Literary usage of Eagle-eyed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Two Letters on the Conduct of Our Domestick Parties with Regard to French by Edmund Burke (1797)
"... eagle-eyed authority j but the modern liberty is a precious thing. It muft not be profaned by too vulgar an ufe. ..."

2. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac (1918)
"FUNERAL DIRECTORS GEORGE F. SEWARD FRANK M. VAN HOUTEN Eagle-Eyed The attribute of the roaming Indian—the pioneer frontiersman —the mariner of the deep. ..."

3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"As he was quick, and perspicacious, so was he inwardly eagle-eyed, and versed in the ... Every one is eagle-eyed to sec Another's faults and his deformity. ..."

4. English Verse by Richard Henry Stoddard, William James Linton (1883)
"Who is this that comes from Hara? not in kingly pomp and pride, But a great free Son of Nature, lion-soul'd and eagle-eyed: Who is this before whose ..."

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