squint-eyed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skwint-ahyd]
- /skwɪnt ˈīd/
- /skwɪnt aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skwint-ahyd]
- /skwɪnt ˈīd/

Definitions of squint-eyed word

adjective squint-eyed affected with or characterized by strabismus. 1
adjective squint-eyed looking obliquely or askance. 1
adjective squint-eyed manifesting a malicious, envious, or spiteful attitude or disposition: squint-eyed with vengefulness and blind to reason. 1
adjective squint-eyed having a squint 0
adjective squint-eyed looking sidelong 0

See all 5 definitions of squint-eyed

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Origin of squint-eyed

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Squint-eyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Squint-eyed

squint-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for squint-eyed

adj squint-eyed

boss-eyed — having a squint
bosseyed — cross-eyed.
cross-eyed — Someone who is cross-eyed has eyes that seem to look towards each other.

adjective squint-eyed

walleyed — having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.

All 4 Synonyms of squint-eyed