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quick-sighted

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Quick´-sight`ed
a.1.Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern.
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Adj.1.quick-sighted - having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat"
argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted
sighted - able to see
2.quick-sighted - keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon
sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted
perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
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quick-sighted [ˈkwɪkˈsaɪtɪd] ADJ → de vista aguda (fig) → perspicaz


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The captain no sooner perceived the passion of Miss Bridget, in which discovery he was very quick-sighted, than he faithfully returned it.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
I do not mean to say that I am particularly observant or quick-sighted in general, but in such a case I am sure I could not be deceived.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
M'Dougal, who was somewhat vain of his official rank, had given it to be understood that they were two chiefs of a great trading company, about to be established here, and the quick-sighted, though one-eyed chief, who was somewhat practiced in traffic with white men, immediately perceived the policy of cultivating the friendship of two such important visitors.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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