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- [wawl-ahyd]
- /ˈwɔlˌaɪd/
- /ˈwɔːlaɪd/
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- [wawl-ahyd]
- /ˈwɔlˌaɪd/
Definitions of walleyed word
- adjective walleyed having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus. 1
- adjective walleyed having large, staring eyes, as some fishes. 1
- adjective walleyed 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 walleyed 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
- noun walleyed Having eyes with a pale coloured iris. 1
- adjective walleyed having one or both eyes with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea 0
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Origin of walleyed
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 Walleyed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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walleyed 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.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
walleyed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for walleyed
adjective walleyed
- squinty — characterized by or having a squint.
- boss-eyed — having a squint
- squint-eyed — affected with or characterized by strabismus.
- strabismic — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
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