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four-eyed

UK/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌaɪd/US/ˈfɔɹˌaɪd/

four-eyed adjective: having four eyes.

Adjective

four-eyed (not comparable)

  1. Having four eyes.
    • In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance.
  2. (derogatory, slang) Wearing spectacles/eyeglasses.
    • Sofie expressed contempt towards her interlocutor with a withering four-eyed stare.
    • Whin ah left ma trade n went tae college fir A Levels, then oantae Aberdeen University, ah half expected tae see Beggars at the freshers ball, beating tae a pulp some four–eyed, middle–class wanker he imagined wis starin at um.1993, Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, Times Film School, page 36

Synonyms of four-eyed

Forms of four-eyed

alternative formfoureyed

Phrases with four-eyed

Questions about four-eyed

What does four-eyed mean?
Four-eyed means having four eyes.
What part of speech is four-eyed?
Four-eyed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce four-eyed?
Four-eyed is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌaɪd/ (UK).

Words near four-eyed in the dictionary

  1. four-dimensionality
  2. four-dimensionally
  3. four-door
  4. four-doors
  5. four-eye principle
  6. four-eyed
  7. four-eyed fish
  8. four-eyed fishes
  9. four-eyes
  10. four-fifths
  11. four-flush

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