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.

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