Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
clear-eyed — adj. Acutely perceptive or discerning. Syn: clear sighted; perceptive; percipient; perspicacious; clear headed. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clear-eyed — clear′ eyed adj. clear sighted • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
clear-eyed — {adj.} Understanding problems or events clearly; being able to tell very well the results of a way of acting. * /Tom is very clear eyed. He knows he doesn t have much chance of winning the race, but he will try his best./ * /He is a clear eyed… … Dictionary of American idioms
clear-eyed — adj Understanding problems or events clearly; being able to tell very well the results of a way of acting. Tom is very clear eyed. He knows he doesn t have much chance of winning the race, but he will try his best. He is a clear eyed and… … Словарь американских идиом
clear-eyed — mainly American a clear eyed person understanding of a situation is correct. John s clear eyed assessment of the company s problems saved it from bankruptcy. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
clear-eyed — /klear uyd /, adj. 1. having clear eyes. 2. mentally acute or perceptive; realistic; clear sighted: a clear eyed appraisal. [1520 30] * * * … Universalium
clear-eyed — adjective mentally acute or penetratingly discerning too clear eyed not to see what problems would follow chaos could be prevented only by clear sighted leadership much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument • Syn: ↑clear… … Useful english dictionary
clear-eyed — adjective Date: 1530 clear sighted < a clear eyed assessment > … New Collegiate Dictionary
clear-eyed — adjective a) Having clear, sharp sight b) Mentally acute and perspicacious Syn: clear sighted … Wiktionary
clear-eyed — having eyes which are not cloudy; clear vision, sharp vision … English contemporary dictionary
