gimlet-eyed

English

Adjective

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

1. Having a squint.
2. Having eyes which are in constant motion; shifty-eyed.
3. Having piercing eyes, sharp-sighted.
   • 1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley

     'D—n her gooseberry wig,' said the corporal, when she was out of hearing, 'that gimlet-eyed jade—mother adjutant, as we call her—is a greater plague to the regiment than provost-marshal, ...

4. Having keen vision.

Synonyms

• (having a squint): squint-eyed

Translations

sharp-sighted

• Welsh: â llygaid treiddgar, â llygaid fel ebillion