hawkeyed

adjective

hawk·eyed | \ ˈhȯk-ˌīd

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Definition of hawkeyed

: having keen sight

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the hawkeyed driver spotted the state trooper lying in wait for unwary speeders

Recent Examples on the Web Young staffers on liberal political campaigns often display the slightly censorious cheerfulness of a resident-hall adviser, but the Warren organizers possessed a hawkeyed attention to detail and the essential American energy of malaria eradicators. — Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, "What Happened to Elizabeth Warren?," 14 Feb. 2020

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“Hawkeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hawkeyed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.

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