quick-eyedadj.

Brit.

/ˌkwɪkˈʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪkˌaɪd/

Forms: see quick adj., n.¹, and adv. and eyed adj.

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

Etymology: < quick adj. + eyed adj. Compare earlier quick-sighted adj.

Having a quick (quick adj. 24a) or lively eye; sharp-eyed, keen-sighted, perceptive. Also figurative.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision

clear1340

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

thorough-seeing1556

quick-eyed1561

(a person) of a far fetch1574

sharpsighted1583

clear-sighted1586

perspicacious1640

far-sighted1641

clear-headed1709

pellucid1813

far-seeing1837

1561 tr. Erasmus Godly Bk. sig. Iviii If thou be in these thinges waking, light earyd, and quick eyed, circumspect, & ware.

1602 J. Brereton Briefe Relation Discouerie Virginia 11 They are quicke eied, and stedfast in their looks.

a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhhh4^v/2 Care, counsel, quick-ey'd experience, and victory.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. iii. iii. xli The cheerfull children of the quick-ey'd Morn.

1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 65 The quick-eyed Trout, Or darting Salmon.

1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) II. 244 Brissot..was rather a sublime visionary, than a quick-eyed politician.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxi. 22 A quick-eyed, light-haired, slight-built woman.

1979 A. Fox Threat Warning Red iv. 50 Quick-eyed professionals with bulging shoulder holsters and itchy trigger-fingers.

2000 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. a6/3 Sirah..teems with lithe quick-eyed fishermen with boot-brush mustaches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quick-eyed
释义	quick-eyedadj. Brit. /ˌkwɪkˈʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈkwɪkˌaɪd/ Forms: see quick adj., n.¹, and adv. and eyed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick adj., eyed adj. Etymology: < quick adj. + eyed adj. Compare earlier quick-sighted adj. Having a quick (quick adj. 24a) or lively eye; sharp-eyed, keen-sighted, perceptive. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision clear1340 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 thorough-seeing1556 quick-eyed1561 (a person) of a far fetch1574 sharpsighted1583 clear-sighted1586 perspicacious1640 far-sighted1641 clear-headed1709 pellucid1813 far-seeing1837 1561 tr. Erasmus Godly Bk. sig. Iviii If thou be in these thinges waking, light earyd, and quick eyed, circumspect, & ware. 1602 J. Brereton Briefe Relation Discouerie Virginia 11 They are quicke eied, and stedfast in their looks. a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhhh4^v/2 Care, counsel, quick-ey'd experience, and victory. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. iii. iii. xli The cheerfull children of the quick-ey'd Morn. 1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 65 The quick-eyed Trout, Or darting Salmon. 1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) II. 244 Brissot..was rather a sublime visionary, than a quick-eyed politician. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxi. 22 A quick-eyed, light-haired, slight-built woman. 1979 A. Fox Threat Warning Red iv. 50 Quick-eyed professionals with bulging shoulder holsters and itchy trigger-fingers. 2000 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. a6/3 Sirah..teems with lithe quick-eyed fishermen with boot-brush mustaches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1561
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