sharp-sighted
[ shahrp-sahy-tid ]
adjective
having keen sight.
having or showing mental acuteness.
Origin of sharp-sighted
1First recorded in 1565–75
Other words from sharp-sighted
- sharp-sight·ed·ly, adverb
- sharp-sight·ed·ness, noun
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How to use sharp-sighted in a sentence
It is not sharp-sightedness—though no man is sharper of sight than the trapper.
The Story of the Trapper | A. C. LautThey are only documents of personal sharp-sightedness, unfortunately much over-clouded by literary pose.
Paul Verlaine | Stefan ZweigDesire for a present itself became subservient to anxiety for the credit of her own sharp-sightedness and intuition.
A College Girl | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
British Dictionary definitions for sharp-sighted
sharp-sighted
adjective
having keen vision; sharp-eyed
Derived forms of sharp-sighted
- sharp-sightedly, adverb
- sharp-sightedness, noun
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