clear-eyed

[ kleer-ahyd ]

/ ˈklɪərˌaɪd /

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adjective

having clear eyes.

mentally acute or perceptive; realistic; clear-sighted: a clear-eyed appraisal.

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Origin of clear-eyed

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby clear-eyed

Clearchus, clear-coating, clearcole, clear-cut, clear-eye, clear-eyed, clear-fell, Clearfield, clearheaded, clear ice, clearing

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How to use clear-eyed in a sentence

The narrator is an earnest, clear-eyed woman who speaks as if for all decent folks.
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But in her clear-eyed understanding of the Russian threat, the Chancellor is an exception among the German political class.
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They were clear-eyed, home-loving, right-thinking folks here.
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As Frum notes, Cruz is “a hugely smart, highly focused political player, with a clear-eyed view of political realities.”
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He is a hugely smart, highly focused political player, with a clear-eyed view of political realities.
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Autumns, clear-eyed and sweet-breathed, faded wanly in the smoke of their forest fires.
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Strong, clear-eyed and masterful, she knew him a man among ten thousand.
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This young man was again the dark-faced, clear-eyed Roy, droll and dry, with the enigmatic smile on his lips.
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The other Denise was clear-eyed, logical, almost cold, who resented any mention of Corsica or of the war.
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The "highest calling and election" is to do without opium, and live through all our pain with conscious, clear-eyed endurance.
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British Dictionary definitions for clear-eyed

clear-eyed

adjective

discerning; perceptive

having clear eyes or sharp vision

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