sharp-eyed

English

Adjective

sharp-eyed (comparative more sharp-eyed, superlative most sharp-eyed)

1. Having acute vision; having good eyesight.
2. Attentive, given to noticing things, aware.

   The sharp-eyed detective noticed things the ordinary patrolman missed.

   • 1878 February 6, “ONE MIS-STEP.”, in The Messenger, volume XLVII, number 6 (2262), sourced from Methodist Recorder, →OCLC, page 2, column 2:

     Only one mis-step! What is it? “Why, I only gave way to a little ill-temper,” but see the result! The children observed it. Children are sharp-eyed. They are close watchers. They are quick to mark the mis-step, and they have tenacious memories.

Translations

having acute eyesight

German: scharfsichtig Greek: Ancient: ὀξυδερκής (oxuderkḗs), ὀξυωπής (oxuōpḗs) Russian: зо́ркий (ru) (zórkij), глаза́стый (ru) (glazástyj) (colloquial) Swedish: skarpögd

See also

• bright-eyed
• clear-eyed
• steely-eyed