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eagle-eyed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌiːɡlˈʌɪd/

Meanings

  1. Having great visual acuity, especially the ability to see at a distance.
    • We like old signs at railway stations, and eagle-eyed John Macnab, from Falkirk, spotted one in our photograph of a Virgin Trains Class 390 at London Euston (RAIL 889). 2019 November 20, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 79:
  2. Keenly perceptive.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more eagle-eyed Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most eagle-eyed Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

eagle-sighted

Translations (9)

bg проницателен (keenly perceptive) · mi kanohi hōmiromiro (keenly perceptive) · fr œil de lynx (Having great visual acuity) · fi haukansilmäinen (keenly perceptive) · pl orlooki (keenly perceptive) · bg с остър поглед (Having great visual acuity) · pl orlooki (Having great visual acuity) · fi haukansilmäinen (Having great visual acuity) · mi kanohi kāhu (Having great visual acuity)