gimlet-eyed

adjective

Having a squint.

Similar
squint-eyed
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Meanings

adjectivegimlet-eyed (comparative more gimlet-eyed, superlative most gimlet-eyed)

comparative more gimlet-eyed · superlative most gimlet-eyed

  1. Having a squint.

    Synonyms: squint-eyed

  2. Having eyes which are in constant motion; shifty-eyed.
  3. Having piercing eyes, sharp-sighted.

    1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley 'D—n her gooseberry wig,' said the corporal, when she was out of hearing, 'that gimlet-eyed jade—mother adjutant, as we call her—is a greater plague to the regiment than provost-marshal, ...

  4. Having keen vision.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a squint.

Similar
squint-eyed

Translations

Polish o przeszywającym spojrzeniu
  • o przeszywającym spojrzeniusharp-sighted
Welsh â llygaid treiddgar, â llygaid fel ebillion
  • â llygaid treiddgarsharp-sighted
  • â llygaid fel ebillionsharp-sighted
Cite this entry
APA

gimlet-eyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimlet-eyed

MLA

“gimlet-eyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimlet-eyed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gimlet-eyed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimlet-eyed.

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