clear-sighted

[ kleer-sahy-tid ]

adjective

1. having clear or sharp eyesight.
2. having or marked by keen perception or sound judgment:

   a clear-sighted, analytical approach.

clear-sighted

adjective

1. involving accurate perception or judgment

   a clear-sighted compromise

2. having clear vision

Derived Forms

• ˌclear-ˈsightedness, noun
• ˌclear-ˈsightedly, adverb

Other Words From

• clear-sighted·ly adverb
• clear-sighted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clear-sighted¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

More clear-sighted than her aunt, Madeleine saw plainly that the day would soon come when everything would have to be explained.

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I will call Hake to our council; the youth, I have observed, is a deep thinker, and clear-sighted.

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Had I been more clear sighted, I should from this moment have perceived I nourished a serpent in my bosom.

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But the politicians who led on this class were not more clear-sighted than the host of petty tradesmen which followed them.

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Suppose that she had more of those awful, clear-sighted moments which had disenchanted her when his sister spoke?

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Related Words

• astute
• careful
• cautious
• circumspect
• considerate
• expedient
• prudent
• rational
• reasonable
• sane
• sensible
• shrewd
• skillful
• sober
• thorough