wall-eyed

wall·eyed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wawl-ahyd]
- /wɔl ˈīd/
- /wɔːl aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl-ahyd]
- /wɔl ˈīd/

Definitions of wall-eyed word

adjective wall-eyed having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus. 1
adjective wall-eyed having large, staring eyes, as some fishes. 1
adjective wall-eyed marked by excited or agitated staring of the eyes, as in fear, rage, frenzy, or the like: He stood there in walleyed astonishment. 1
adjective wall-eyed having an eye or the eyes presenting little or no color, as the result of a light-colored or white iris or of white opacity of the cornea. 1

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Origin of wall-eyed

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English wawileghed, waugle eghed < Old Norse vagleygr, equivalent to vagl- (meaning uncertain; compare Icelandic vagl film over the eye) + -eygr -eyed; see eye; compare Old English waldenīge

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Parts of speech for Wall-eyed

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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wall-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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