cross-eyed

[ kraws-ahyd, kros- ]

adjective

1. having crossed eyes.

cross-eyed

adjective

1. having one or both eyes turning inwards towards the nose

Other Words From

• cross-eyedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-eyed¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

He wears glasses and is noticeably cross-eyed (he was injured during the Lebanese Civil War and temporarily blinded).

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Do not make children cross-eyed, by having hair hang about their foreheads, where they see it continually.

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“Worst jinx in the world to see a cross-eyed man,” I replied.

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A cross-eyed cow would have had a good time at that Thanksgiving ball.

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It was here that Suzanne Derval looked cross-eyed at him, fingered her pearls, and remarked that he had beaux yeux.

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There is usually one boy in school that can on occasion, look cross-eyed and another boy that can move his ears.

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