cross-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cross-eyed
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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He has brown hair, brown eyes, and is cross-eyed, according to his family.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
If you're going cross-eyed trying to keep up, you're not alone.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023
A corgi car, a chrome car, a map car, a cross-eyed duck car — the show’s imaginative turns were always surprising.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021
“I was cross-eyed because on one hand you had a state official to deplete the water labor and then another official coming back saying you need to increase it,” Muhammad said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
I lean forward, trying to read it, wondering if I can sue the school if I go permanently cross-eyed.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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