well-sightedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈsaɪdᵻd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and sighted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sighted adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + sighted adj.

Having good or keen sight. Also in extended use: mentally perceptive; showing insight.

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

a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 531 Haue ye nat harde this, How an one eyed man is Well syghted when He is amonge blynde men?

1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. ix. 19 The dwellers haue a good colour, they be healthye, constant, well sighted, light of hearing, of cleare voyce, and quicke witted.

?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome i. lix. 212 What good is it to a blind man, that his parents haue beene well sighted.

1613 J. Hayward William I 6 Hee was..of a piercing wit, blind in no mans cause, and well sighted in his owne.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. lix. 177 Good Officers..known to be well sighted in forbidding faults.

1823 F. Henniker Notes during Visit Egypt xix. 211 The Arabs..are remarkably well sighted in the desert.

1870 C. Donovan Handbk. Phrenol. 59 Some very well-sighted persons are utterly incapable in this respect [sc. the perception of colours].

1910 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Oct. 1321/1 Such children as are too short-sighted to be educated in ordinary elementary schools and yet are too well sighted for blind schools.

1962 G. Corso Long live Man 21 Look! the well-sighted charioteer follows a slow stream.

2011 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Oct. 17 Any action police take has to be justified, so we have to build up intelligence and be as well sighted as we can be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-sighted
释义	well-sightedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsaɪdᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and sighted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sighted adj. Etymology: < well adv. + sighted adj. Having good or keen sight. Also in extended use: mentally perceptive; showing insight. 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 a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 531 Haue ye nat harde this, How an one eyed man is Well syghted when He is amonge blynde men? 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. ix. 19 The dwellers haue a good colour, they be healthye, constant, well sighted, light of hearing, of cleare voyce, and quicke witted. ?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome i. lix. 212 What good is it to a blind man, that his parents haue beene well sighted. 1613 J. Hayward William I 6 Hee was..of a piercing wit, blind in no mans cause, and well sighted in his owne. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. lix. 177 Good Officers..known to be well sighted in forbidding faults. 1823 F. Henniker Notes during Visit Egypt xix. 211 The Arabs..are remarkably well sighted in the desert. 1870 C. Donovan Handbk. Phrenol. 59 Some very well-sighted persons are utterly incapable in this respect [sc. the perception of colours]. 1910 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Oct. 1321/1 Such children as are too short-sighted to be educated in ordinary elementary schools and yet are too well sighted for blind schools. 1962 G. Corso Long live Man 21 Look! the well-sighted charioteer follows a slow stream. 2011 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Oct. 17 Any action police take has to be justified, so we have to build up intelligence and be as well sighted as we can be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1529
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