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cross-eyed

[ kraws-ahyd, kros- ]

adjective

  1. having crossed eyes.


cross-eyed

adjective

  1. having one or both eyes turning inwards towards the nose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • cross-eyedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-eyed1

First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences

He wears glasses and is noticeably cross-eyed (he was injured during the Lebanese Civil War and temporarily blinded).

Do not make children cross-eyed, by having hair hang about their foreheads, where they see it continually.

“Worst jinx in the world to see a cross-eyed man,” I replied.

A cross-eyed cow would have had a good time at that Thanksgiving ball.

It was here that Suzanne Derval looked cross-eyed at him, fingered her pearls, and remarked that he had beaux yeux.

There is usually one boy in school that can on occasion, look cross-eyed and another boy that can move his ears.

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