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loose-eyed

loose-eyed adjective: of a dog that controls livestock through its physical presence, movement, or barking, rather than using an intense, hypnotic stare.

Adjective

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

  1. (herding) Of a dog that controls livestock through its physical presence, movement, or barking, rather than using an intense, hypnotic stare.
    Antonyms:
    strong-eyed, hard-eyed

Antonyms of loose-eyed

  • strong-eyed
  • hard-eyed

Forms of loose-eyed

comparativemore loose-eyed
superlativemost loose-eyed

Questions about loose-eyed

What does loose-eyed mean?
Loose-eyed means of a dog that controls livestock through its physical presence, movement, or barking, rather than using an intense, hypnotic stare.
What part of speech is loose-eyed?
Loose-eyed is an adjective.

Words near loose-eyed in the dictionary

  1. loose woman
  2. loose women
  3. loose-box
  4. loose-boxes
  5. loose-coupled
  6. loose-eyed
  7. loose-fitting
  8. loose-handed
  9. loose-handedly
  10. loose-handedness
  11. loose-knit

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