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squint-eyed

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

cross-eyed; having eyes that squint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

malignant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

affected by strabismus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- Elizabeth Bowen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her eyes with their misted askance look
  • sidelong glances

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, squint, squinty, sidelong

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кривоглед (krivogled) — having eyes that squint
  • German: schielend — having eyes that squint
  • Ancient Greek: στραβός (strabós) — having eyes that squint
  • Irish: fiarshúileach — having eyes that squint
  • Latin: paetus — having eyes that squint
  • Latin: līmulus — having eyes that squint
  • Plautdietsch: scheel — having eyes that squint
  • Polish: zezowaty — having eyes that squint
  • Tagalog: sulimpat — having eyes that squint
  • Tagalog: sulipat — having eyes that squint
  • Tausug: libat — having eyes that squint
  • Ottoman Turkish: شاشی (şaşı) — having eyes that squint