half-eyedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈaɪd/

Forms: see half adj. and eyed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., eyed adj.

Etymology: < half adj. + eyed adj.

a. Partially blind; (sometimes) spec. blind in one eye or having only one eye.Frequently (and in earliest use) in hyperbolic contexts expressing that a person with even the smallest power of vision could perceive something obvious. Cf. (to have but) half an eye at eye n.¹ Phrases 3c(a).

ΘΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > having dimness or poor vision

darkOE

dima1220

bissona1250

murka1300

mistedc1450

obfuscatec1487

spurblind1508

sand-blind1538

dim-sighted1561

blinking1568

dimmed1590

weak-sighteda1591

purblind1592

sand-eyed1592

thick-eyed1598

left-eyed1609

mole-eyed1610

blindish1611

mole-sighted1625

sanded1629

veiled1633

weak-eyed1645

scotomatical1656

mole-blinda1660

swimming1697

wavering1842

foggy1847

scotomatous1866

clouding1868

wall-eyed1873

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > blind > blind in one eye

one-eyedOE

purblinda1425

peed1673

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > having > specific number

one-eyedOE

monoculusc1450

Polyphemian1602

monoculate1618

monocular1640

unocular1653

monoculous1656

Polyphemous1695

monoptical1821

Polyphemic1837

triocular1844

monophthalmic1857

monops1857

two-eyed1864

thousand-eyed1871

?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. E^v For my reuenge, it suffices, that euery halfe-eyd humanitian may account it.

1681 Present State Eng. 7 in Tears of Press Things look so gloomy, as that an half-Eyed and witted Person may perceive.

1877 G. Macculloch Story of Blind Mute 15 I went about half-eyed for nearly three months, when my other eye got bad, and then I was entirely blind.

1898 W. E. Tirebuck Meg of Scarlet Foot iii. 34 Any half-eyed jackass, even with his lug over his eye, could see that much.

1959 McGill Daily (McGill Univ., Montreal) 14 Dec. 8/1 A half-eyed cat was his only companion.

1982 J. Campbell Sat. Night in York Street 34 Shure any half-eyed fool cud see that imp of hell was knifed by me.

2003 Sun-Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Sunday Life section) 31 Wearing my PJs, I sat on a bed the size of Queensland and practised a speech on Eddie Bear, my half-eyed teddy.

b. figurative. Having or characterized by imperfect understanding or perception; lacking in foresight or insight; biased, partial.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective]

thestera900

thestria900

blindc1000

blindfoldc1450

blinkard?1528

purblind1533

blinded1535

blear-eyed1561

obcaecate1568

unilluminated1579

fonda1592

blear-witted1600

short-sighted1622

baby-blind1627

obcaecated1641

misty-brained1649

twilighta1677

blindfolded1730

short-sighted1736

unpliable1769

misty1820

myopical1830

visionless1856

myopic1891

blinkered1897

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > partial or biased

partial1425

affectionate1530

affectionated1535

affectioneda1578

biased1642

one-sided1834

partialistic1896

1648 ‘A Lover of Peace and Truth’ Englands Sole Remedy 8 To them ignorant in the constitution of any Common-wealth, halfe-eyed reason will make it good in the Affirmative.

1741 Querists, Pt. III 119 Mr. Experience..is a purblind or half-eyed Gentleman.

1849 Northern Star 8 Sept. 1/3 They scorn those half-eyed statesmen who have no pity far [sic] the lamb, and clamour for compassion to the wolf.

1863 Chicago Tribune 25 June The half-eyed policy of the War Department, which will have no reserves ready trained at hand to supply such deficiencies.

1942 Prairie Schooner 16 184 Look at the world Our learning has made. See the flaming crown Of all our half-eyed science.

2019 @som_tweether 30 July in twitter.com (accessed 12 Nov. 2021) I am truly sad to see your half eyed approach. Before you tweet again, read the last line of the letter.

2. Having or characterized by half-shut or narrowed eyes.

1877 Cincinnati Daily Enquirer 25 June 4/3 A big, burly fellow..had evidently been striving to shake off the soporific influence of something (maybe belladonna)... He frowned a half-eyed frown.

1924 South Amboy (New Jersey) Citizen 4 July He would..look around with a half eyed gaze and his winsome smile.

1989 J. LoMusio If I should die before I Live 4 Garfield..is his sleepy, half-eyed, critical, sarcastic self.

2014 mirror.co.uk (Nexis) 7 Feb. Everything about [his] appearance suggests menace and evil intent; from the disjointed nose to the half-eyed malevolent stare.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-eyed
释义	half-eyedadj. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈaɪd/ Forms: see half adj. and eyed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., eyed adj. Etymology: < half adj. + eyed adj. 1. a. Partially blind; (sometimes) spec. blind in one eye or having only one eye.Frequently (and in earliest use) in hyperbolic contexts expressing that a person with even the smallest power of vision could perceive something obvious. Cf. (to have but) half an eye at eye n.¹ Phrases 3c(a). ΘΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > having dimness or poor vision darkOE dima1220 bissona1250 murka1300 mistedc1450 obfuscatec1487 spurblind1508 sand-blind1538 dim-sighted1561 blinking1568 dimmed1590 weak-sighteda1591 purblind1592 sand-eyed1592 thick-eyed1598 left-eyed1609 mole-eyed1610 blindish1611 mole-sighted1625 sanded1629 veiled1633 weak-eyed1645 scotomatical1656 mole-blinda1660 swimming1697 wavering1842 foggy1847 scotomatous1866 clouding1868 wall-eyed1873 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > blind > blind in one eye one-eyedOE purblinda1425 peed1673 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > having > specific number one-eyedOE monoculusc1450 Polyphemian1602 monoculate1618 monocular1640 unocular1653 monoculous1656 Polyphemous1695 monoptical1821 Polyphemic1837 triocular1844 monophthalmic1857 monops1857 two-eyed1864 thousand-eyed1871 ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. E^v For my reuenge, it suffices, that euery halfe-eyd humanitian may account it. 1681 Present State Eng. 7 in Tears of Press Things look so gloomy, as that an half-Eyed and witted Person may perceive. 1877 G. Macculloch Story of Blind Mute 15 I went about half-eyed for nearly three months, when my other eye got bad, and then I was entirely blind. 1898 W. E. Tirebuck Meg of Scarlet Foot iii. 34 Any half-eyed jackass, even with his lug over his eye, could see that much. 1959 McGill Daily (McGill Univ., Montreal) 14 Dec. 8/1 A half-eyed cat was his only companion. 1982 J. Campbell Sat. Night in York Street 34 Shure any half-eyed fool cud see that imp of hell was knifed by me. 2003 Sun-Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Sunday Life section) 31 Wearing my PJs, I sat on a bed the size of Queensland and practised a speech on Eddie Bear, my half-eyed teddy. b. figurative. Having or characterized by imperfect understanding or perception; lacking in foresight or insight; biased, partial. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective] thestera900 thestria900 blindc1000 blindfoldc1450 blinkard?1528 purblind1533 blinded1535 blear-eyed1561 obcaecate1568 unilluminated1579 fonda1592 blear-witted1600 short-sighted1622 baby-blind1627 obcaecated1641 misty-brained1649 twilighta1677 blindfolded1730 short-sighted1736 unpliable1769 misty1820 myopical1830 visionless1856 myopic1891 blinkered1897 society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > partial or biased partial1425 affectionate1530 affectionated1535 affectioneda1578 biased1642 one-sided1834 partialistic1896 1648 ‘A Lover of Peace and Truth’ Englands Sole Remedy 8 To them ignorant in the constitution of any Common-wealth, halfe-eyed reason will make it good in the Affirmative. 1741 Querists, Pt. III 119 Mr. Experience..is a purblind or half-eyed Gentleman. 1849 Northern Star 8 Sept. 1/3 They scorn those half-eyed statesmen who have no pity far [sic] the lamb, and clamour for compassion to the wolf. 1863 Chicago Tribune 25 June The half-eyed policy of the War Department, which will have no reserves ready trained at hand to supply such deficiencies. 1942 Prairie Schooner 16 184 Look at the world Our learning has made. See the flaming crown Of all our half-eyed science. 2019 @som_tweether 30 July in twitter.com (accessed 12 Nov. 2021) I am truly sad to see your half eyed approach. Before you tweet again, read the last line of the letter. 2. Having or characterized by half-shut or narrowed eyes. Π 1877 Cincinnati Daily Enquirer 25 June 4/3 A big, burly fellow..had evidently been striving to shake off the soporific influence of something (maybe belladonna)... He frowned a half-eyed frown. 1924 South Amboy (New Jersey) Citizen 4 July He would..look around with a half eyed gaze and his winsome smile. 1989 J. LoMusio If I should die before I Live 4 Garfield..is his sleepy, half-eyed, critical, sarcastic self. 2014 mirror.co.uk (Nexis) 7 Feb. Everything about [his] appearance suggests menace and evil intent; from the disjointed nose to the half-eyed malevolent stare. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.?1593
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