quick-sighted

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quick-sighted

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From quick + sighted.

adjective more quick-sighted · quicker-sighted · most quick-sighted · quickest-sighted · quick sighted · quicksighted

  1. Having keen vision. The quick-sighted hawk saw the small mouse from a great height.
  2. Keenly perceptive. Gold is a ſutor, neuer tooke repulſe, […] It thawes the froſtieſt, and moſt ſtiffe diſdaine: / Muffles the clearneſſe of Election, / Straines fancie vnto foule Apoſtacie, / And ſtrikes the quickeſt-ſighted Iudgement blinde.

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@misc{quick_sighted_2026,
  title = {quick-sighted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quick-sighted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}