cross-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cross-eyed
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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When you play a dead person, if you go a little bit cross-eyed and you don't focus, that works to keep your eyes from following movement.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
And so people who look at me cross-eyed when I do, OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
At the close, with her loopily cross-eyed cat for company, she sets about writing it down.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
The first doctor deemed him cross-eyed and suggested surgery.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
The cross-eyed evangelist turned a full circle and faced the woman.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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