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

No squint-eyed carny could ever guess it; it's a shock to find out he's 20 years older than you always thought.

From The Daily Beast

Bonnebault was squint-eyed and his physical appearance did not belie his depravity.

From Project Gutenberg

An old Spanish 648 writer mentions that they were generally bow-legged, and many of them squint-eyed.

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But the princess did not care for pedigrees that were squint-eyed or bow-legged.

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The former had not meant to hit so hard and he certainly did not intend to knock the squint-eyed youth down.

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Clearly the squint-eyed youth had not been the mysterious visitor to the boathouse and had not unlocked the forward compartment.

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