one-eyed
Americanadjective
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having but one eye.
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Cards. being, of, pertaining to, or using a face card or cards on which the figure is shown in profile, such cards being the jack of spades, the jack of hearts, and the king of diamonds in standard packs of cards.
One-eyed jacks are wild.
Etymology
Origin of one-eyed
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
Example Sentences
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But the Cyclops is one-eyed, slow-moving and tactically naive, like the English national team, and is eventually defeated by firm managerial leadership and guile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
It recounts the titular hero's 10-year quest to return home from war and includes some of the most famous Ancient Greek myths, including one-eyed monster Cyclops and the Sirens.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Scientists from Lund University and the University of Sussex report that all vertebrates can be traced back to this ancient, one-eyed organism.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
As Harry passed the one-eyed witch, he remembered the Invisibility Cloak — it was still down there, but he didn’t dare go and get it.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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