hawk-eyed

[ hawk-ahyd ]

/ ˈhɔkˌaɪd /

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adjective

having very keen sight: a hawk-eyed guard.

Nearby words

hawk owl, hawk's beard, hawk's-beard, hawk's-eye, hawk-eye, hawk-eyed, hawkbill, hawkbit, hawke, hawke bay, hawke, bob

Origin of hawk-eyed

First recorded in 1810–20

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Examples from the Web for hawk-eyed

He was hawk-eyed, square-built, very red-faced, with an eye anything but expressive of saintly life.
Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3]|J. Ewing Ritchie
“He—he shot him,” Cordie gulped, pointing away toward the hawk-eyed man.
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
With all their silence and caution, however, the poor trappers cannot always escape their hawk-eyed enemies.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville|Washington Irving

It behooved the voyager to observe a sleepless caution and a hawk-eyed vigilance.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman

British Dictionary definitions for hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed

adjective

having extremely keen sight

vigilant, watchful, or observanthawk-eyed scrutiny

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hawk-eyed

adjective

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hawk-eyed

adjective