adj
Meaning 1
Having a squint.
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Standard Lemma guide
gimlet-eyed
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adj
Meaning 2
Having eyes which are in constant motion; shifty-eyed.
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adj
Meaning 3
Having piercing eyes, sharp-sighted.
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Examples
- 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, ...
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adj
Meaning 4
Having keen vision.
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: o przeszywającym spojrzeniu — sharp-sighted
- Welsh: â llygaid treiddgar — sharp-sighted
- Welsh: â llygaid fel ebillion — sharp-sighted