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squint-eyed

American  
[skwint-ahyd] / ˈskwɪntˌaɪd /

adjective

  1. affected with or characterized by strabismus.

  2. looking obliquely or askance.

  3. manifesting a malicious, envious, or spiteful attitude or disposition.

    squint-eyed with vengefulness and blind to reason.
squint-eyed British  

adjective

  1. having a squint

  2. looking sidelong

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of squint-eyed

First recorded in 1580–90

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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