Definition of Lynx-eyed

1. Adjective. Having very keen vision. "Quick-sighted as a cat"


Definition of Lynx-eyed

1. Adjective. Possessing particularly good vision. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lynx-eyed

lyncher
lynchers
lynches
lynchet
lynchets
lynching
lynchings
lynchpin
lynchpins
lyncomicin
lyne
lynes
lynestrenol
lyngbya toxins
lynx
lynx-eyed (current term)
lynx spider
lynx spiders
lynxes
lynxlike
lyo-
lyocell
lyoenzyme
lyolysis
lyonia
lyonias
lyoniresinol
lyonium
lyoniums
lyonization

Literary usage of Lynx-eyed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monthly Magazine by Richard Phillips, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress) (1826)
"Even Gardiner's lynx-eyed sight ; thy soul shall laugh. For there are dark and deep-delved plots, ..."

2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... sharp or piercing ey«;—artig, adj. like a lynx, lyncean; —dugig, adj. lynx-eyed; — face,/, caracal, ..."

3. Guarding the Mails: Or, The Secret Service of the Post Office Department by Patrick Henry Woodward (1876)
"urged tho lynx.eyed messenger." " No," stammered the assistant, running through ... Look again," urged the lynx-eyed messenger. " I have notice that a very ..."

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