hawk-eyed

American  

[hawk-ahyd] / ˈhɔkˌaɪd /

adjective

1. having very keen sight.

   a hawk-eyed guard.

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hawk-eyed British  

adjective

1. having extremely keen sight

2. vigilant, watchful, or observant

   hawk-eyed scrutiny

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Etymology

Origin of hawk-eyed

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

His hawk-eyed fans wasted no time to post on social media that he’d added a new bar to the song: “Give me Tupac’s ring back, and I might give you a little respect.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Holmes's real-life model was Doyle's professor, hawk-eyed diagnostician Joseph Bell; writers from Émile Gaboriau to Edgar Allen Poe offered fictional prototypes.

From Nature • Jan. 24, 2017

Before the hawk-eyed age of the Internet, readers had to use snail-mail for their chiding missives pointing out an author’s mistakes, and Fleming received some lulus.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2015

Thanks to all the hawk-eyed readers who pointed this out. 

From Economist • Sep. 23, 2012

Rahel watched hawk-eyed to try and gauge how much Ammu loved Sophie Mol, but couldn’t.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy