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单词 hawkeyed
释义

hawkeyed

adjective

hawk·​eyed ˈhȯk-ˌīd How to pronounce hawkeyed (audio)
: having keen sight

Synonyms

  • clear-sighted
  • eagle-eyed
  • lynx-eyed
  • sharp-eyed
  • sharp-sighted
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Example Sentences

the hawkeyed driver spotted the state trooper lying in wait for unwary speeders
Recent Examples on the Web Young staffers on liberal political campaigns often display the slightly censorious cheerfulness of a resident-hall adviser, but the Warren organizers possessed a hawkeyed attention to detail and the essential American energy of malaria eradicators. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

hawkeyed

adjective

as in lynx-eyed
having unusually keen vision the hawkeyed driver spotted the state trooper lying in wait for unwary speeders

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lynx-eyed
  • watchful
  • aware
  • observing
  • sighted
  • eagle-eyed
  • sharp-sighted
  • vigilant
  • clear-sighted
  • sharp-eyed
  • observant
  • attentive
  • alert

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • blind
  • sightless
  • visionless
  • eyeless
  • shortsighted
  • nearsighted
  • stone-blind
  • myopic
  • astigmatic
  • purblind
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