one-eyed

American  

[wuhn-ahyd] / ˈwʌnˌaɪd /

adjective

1. having but one eye.

2. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of one-eyed

before 1000; Middle English, Old English

Example Sentences

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one-eyed

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

Another creature, Polyphemus, the enormous one-eyed Cyclops played by Bill Irwin, benefited from Nolan’s kind of synergy, starting with the famous Goya painting of Saturn eating his children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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

Now, when things were tough, a lot of people said he was just a mean old one-eyed man.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam