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lynx-eyed
[ lingks-ahyd ]
lynx-eyed
adjective
- having keen sight
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lynx-eyed1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences
Lynx-eyed perspicacity, inexhaustible contrivance, prompt ingenuity,—a man very dangerous to play with at games of skill.
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Lynx-eyed capital, in the financial metropolis of the world, was quick to discover surplus labor.
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It was not an easy matter for Harris to secure capital, for capital is often lynx-eyed, and usually it is very conservative.
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No doubt you have sometimes heard the expression "lynx-eyed" used of somebody whose sight is unusually good.
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Phillis, lynx-eyed as she always was, saw that such had been the case.
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