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blink-eyed

blink-eyed adjective: habitually winking.

Adjective

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

  1. Habitually winking.
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Forms of blink-eyed

comparativemore blink-eyed
superlativemost blink-eyed

Origin of blink-eyed

From blink + eyed.

Questions about blink-eyed

What does blink-eyed mean?
Blink-eyed means habitually winking.
What part of speech is blink-eyed?
Blink-eyed is an adjective.

Words near blink-eyed in the dictionary

  1. blink first
  2. blink microscope
  3. blink of an eye
  4. blink-and-you'll-miss-it
  5. blink-and-you-miss-it
  6. blink-eyed
  7. blinkah
  8. blinkahs
  9. blinkard
  10. blinkards
  11. blinked

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