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Definition of Eagle-eyed
1. Adjective. Capable of seeing to a great distance.
Similar to: Farsighted, Presbyopic
Derivative terms: Longsightedness
Definition of Eagle-eyed
1. Adjective. Having great visual acuity, especially the ability to see at a distance. ¹
2. Adjective. describing someone who is perceptive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eagle-eyed
Literary usage of Eagle-eyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Letters on the Conduct of Our Domestick Parties with Regard to French by Edmund Burke (1797)
"... eagle-eyed authority j but the modern liberty is a precious thing. It muft
not be profaned by too vulgar an ufe. ..."
2. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac (1918)
"FUNERAL DIRECTORS GEORGE F. SEWARD FRANK M. VAN HOUTEN Eagle-Eyed The attribute
of the roaming Indian—the pioneer frontiersman —the mariner of the deep. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"As he was quick, and perspicacious, so was he inwardly eagle-eyed, and versed in the
... Every one is eagle-eyed to sec Another's faults and his deformity. ..."
4. English Verse by Richard Henry Stoddard, William James Linton (1883)
"Who is this that comes from Hara? not in kingly pomp and pride, But a great free
Son of Nature, lion-soul'd and eagle-eyed: Who is this before whose ..."
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