hawk-eyed

[hawk-ahyd]

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adjective

having very keen sight: a hawk-eyed guard.

Origin of hawk-eyed

First recorded in 1810–20

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The man is of a fine American type, sinewy, resolute, hawk-eyed.
Mountain Meditations
L. Lind-af-Hageby
An' at that the most hawk-eyed in the outfit can't make it look like nothin'.
Faro Nell and Her Friends
Alfred Henry Lewis
Active as he was, Laurie was not the first to leap at the hawk-eyed one.
The Crimson Thread
Roy J. Snell
And that man, that hawk-eyed man—” she shuddered, “must have recognized me.
The Crimson Thread
Roy J. Snell
I saw him darting around like a hawk-eyed reporter this morning.
Kilo
Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed

adjective

having extremely keen sight
vigilant, watchful, or observanthawk-eyed scrutiny

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Historical Examples

The man is of a fine American type, sinewy, resolute, hawk-eyed.

An' at that the most hawk-eyed in the outfit can't make it look like nothin'.

Active as he was, Laurie was not the first to leap at the hawk-eyed one.

And that man, that hawk-eyed man—” she shuddered, “must have recognized me.

I saw him darting around like a hawk-eyed reporter this morning.

hawk-eyed

Origin of hawk-eyed