sighted

[ sahy-tid ]
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adjective
  1. having functional vision; not blind.

  2. having a particular type of eyesight or perception (used in combination): sharp-sighted; clear-sighted.

Origin of sighted

1
First recorded in 1545–55; sight + -ed3

Other words from sighted

  • half-sighted, adjective
  • half-sight·ed·ly, adverb
  • half-sight·ed·ness, noun
  • un·der·sight·ed, adjective
  • un·sight·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sighted

sighted

/ (ˈsaɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. possessing the ability to see

  2. (in combination) having sight of a specified kind: short-sighted

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