clear-sighted
[kleer-sahy-tid]
- having clear or sharp eyesight.
- having or marked by keen perception or sound judgment: a clear-sighted, analytical approach.
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Origin of clear-sighted
First recorded in 1580–90
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Related Words for clear-sighted
sensible, prudent, reasonable, skillful, shrewd, thorough, cautious, sane, circumspect, rational, expedient, sober, careful, considerate, astute, mindful, discerning, discriminating, perceptive, vigilantExamples from the Web for clear-sighted
Historical Examples of clear-sighted
Mr Haredale is too just, too generous, too clear-sighted in his moral vision, to—'
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
I'm clear-sighted enough about the people I make up in my books.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
But the law must be enforced for the sake of the clear-sighted citizens of the Republic.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
Not so; it is the clear-sighted scientific Greek, that is all.
CyropaediaXenophon
In that respect he was a clear-sighted man—he knew what the thing was worth.
clear-sighted
- involving accurate perception or judgmenta clear-sighted compromise
- having clear vision
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