eyed

[ahyd]

adjective

1. having an eye or eyes.

   an eyed needle; an eyed potato.

2. having eyes of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

   a blue-eyed baby.

3. having eyelike spots.

eyed

/ aɪd /

adjective

1. 1. having an eye or eyes (as specified)

   2. ( in combination )

      one-eyed

      brown-eyed

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; eye, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The government insists its approach to China is "pragmatic": it regards working with Beijing as inevitable but insists it is "clear eyed" about the risks.

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The clerk was goggle eyed at the jewel.

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But when she opened the pages, she saw only wolves: three of them, snarling and yellow eyed, with blood dripping from crescent-shaped fangs.

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That this particular Ominous Landscape featured the terrifying figure of a wolf, yellow eyed and with fangs that dripped blood, was one more disturbing mystery to add to the pile.

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He eyed the phone on the kitchen counter.

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