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sharp-eyed

(shärp′īd′)

adj.

1. Having keen eyesight.

2. Keenly perceptive or observant; alert.

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sharp-eyed

adj

1. having very good eyesight

2. observant or alert

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sharp′-eyed′

adj.

having keen sight or perception.

[1660–70]

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Adj.	1.	sharp-eyed - having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted sighted - able to see
	2.	sharp-eyed - keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon quick-sighted, sharp-sighted perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	3.	sharp-eyed - having keen eyesight keen-eyed eyed - having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination; "a peacock's eyed feathers"; "red-eyed"

sharp-eyed

adjective keen-sighted, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, Argus-eyed, lynx-eyed a sharp-eyed City man

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sharp-eyed

[ˈʃɑːpˈaɪd] ADJ → de vista aguda

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sharp-eyed

[ˌʃɑːpˈaɪd] sharp-sighted [ˌʃɑːpˈsaɪtɪd] adj → dalla vista acuta

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