narrow-eyedadj.
/ˌnarəʊˈʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈnɛroʊˌaɪd/ 1. Observing closely or suspiciously; scrutinizing. Cf. narrow adj. 4b.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes
all-eyed1596
narrow-eyed1600
argus-eyed1603
argus-like1663
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > observing closely
narrow-eyed1600
examining1649
sharp-eyed1672
wide-eyed1789
whole-eyed1911
1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor ii. iii. sig. Hii These narrow-ey'd Decipherers..that will extort straunge and abstruse meanings out of any Subject. View more context for this quotation
1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare To rdr. sig. A3 Neither..the Aconited sting of a narrow-eyd Critick..nor the Indeede-la of a Puritanicall Citizen must once shake him.
1960 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 54 11 [Political philosophy] is based upon a narrow-eyed scrutiny of nature.
2001 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 21 July d8 The..narrow-eyed suspicion of things Judeo-Christian.
2. Having narrow eyes; characterized by narrowing of the eyes. Also figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective]
winkinga1000
slummy?c1225
anappedc1300
sleepya1325
heavy1382
slumberyc1386
sleepful1398
peisant1484
slumberous1495
drowsy1530
sleepish1530
sleepery1535
slumberinga1538
somnolent1547
heavy-headed1552
drowsy-headed1576
narrow-eyed1607
soporiferous1607
oscitant1625
nodding1631
Morphean1641
dormious1656
somniculous1656
dozed1659
drowsed1667
peeping1673
dozy1693
peepy1699
somniferous1798
noddy1801
dozing1820
head-nodding1832
snory1837
soporific1841
somnolescent1845
swodder1847
adrowse1848
snoozy1877
slumbersome1884
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. > having
goggle-eyedc1384
well-eyed1483
pink-eyed1519
hollow-eyeda1529
small-eyed1555
great-eyed1558
bird-eyed1564
out-eyed1570
large-eyed1575
full-eyed1581
bright-eyed1590
wall-eyed1590
beetle-eyed1594
fire-eyed?1594
young-eyed1600
open-eyed1601
soft-eyed1606
narrow-eyed1607
broad-eyed?1611
saucer-eyed1612
ox-eyed1621
pig-eyed1655
glare-eyed1683
pit-eyed1696
dove-eyed1717
laughing-eyed1784
almond1786
wide-eyed1789
moon-eyed1790
big-eyed1792
gooseberry-eyed1796
red-eyed1800
unsealed1800
screw-eyed1810
starry-eyed1818
pinkie-eyed1824
pop-eyed1830
bead-eyed1835
fishy-eyed1836
almond-eyed1849
boopic1854
sharp-set1865
bug-eyed1872
beady-eyed1873
bias-eyed1877
blank-eyed1881
gape-eyed1889
glass-eyed1889
stone-eyed1890
pie-eyed1900
slitty-eyed1908
steely-eyed1964
megalopic1985
1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. Fv They blinde him with beere, and make him so narrowe eyde, that he wincks naturallye at all their Knaueries.
1687 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 236 All the Chineses, Tartars, and all that part of the world was narrow-eyed.
1703 London Gaz. No. 3942/4 A black slight Limb'd Mare,..narrow Ey'd.
1877 H. James American xiv. 248 Newman spent a few moments in narrow-eyed meditation.
1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 160 The..obstinate, narrow-eyed, restless man!
1952 Time 2 June 92/2 Hollywood..launched him on a type-cast screen career of playing himself—the narrow-eyed, rock-hard underdog.
1993 J. Byrne My Enemy, my Love (BNC) vii He contented himself with sending the fellow a narrow-eyed glare.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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