squint-eyed

[ skwint-ahyd ]

adjective

1. affected with or characterized by strabismus.
2. looking obliquely or askance.
3. manifesting a malicious, envious, or spiteful attitude or disposition:

   squint-eyed with vengefulness and blind to reason.

squint-eyed

adjective

1. having a squint
2. looking sidelong

Word History and Origins

Origin of squint-eyed¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

“A manic, gibbering, squint-eyed ragefest by America’s worst president,” Rick Wilson wrote in the Daily Beast.

From The Guardian

He couldn’t see who they were, and his face had the squint-eyed look it always had when he took aim with a marble.

From Literature

Presently he slipped out of the door, followed by the squint-eyed southerner: the two had been whispering together a good deal during the evening.

From Literature

Merry himself slew the leader, a great squint-eyed brute like a huge orc.

From Literature

With all his outside-the-box creative ventures, detractors see Franco with a permanent, squint-eyed wink, as if this were all some kind of bizarre performance art.

From Salon