cross-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cross-eyed
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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He has brown hair, brown eyes, and is cross-eyed, according to his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
When you play a dead person, if you go a little bit cross-eyed and you don't focus, that works to keep your eyes from following movement.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
At the close, with her loopily cross-eyed cat for company, she sets about writing it down.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
“I was cross-eyed because on one hand you had a state official to deplete the water labor and then another official coming back saying you need to increase it,” Muhammad said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Naomi was exhausted and all but cross-eyed from concentrating for so long.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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