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adjective
Date: 1586
1. having clear vision
2. discerning <a clear-sighted appraisal> • clear-sightedly adverb • clear-sightedness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Clear-sighted — Clear sight ed (kl[=e]r s[imac]t [e^]d), a. 1. Seeing with clearness; acutely perceptive, discerning; as, clear sighted reason. Syn: clear eyed, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, clear headed. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. having sharp… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clear-sighted — adj able to understand a problem or situation well ▪ a clear sighted analysis >clear sightedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
clear-sighted — clear sightedly, adv. clear sightedness, n. /klear suy tid/, adj. 1. having clear or sharp eyesight. 2. having or marked by keen perception or sound judgment: a clear sighted, analytical approach. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
clear-sighted — index acute, cognizant, discriminating (judicious), perspicacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
clear-sighted — adjective able to judge situations quickly and accurately and make sensible decisions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clear-sighted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ thinking clearly; perspicacious … English terms dictionary
clear-sighted — ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as clear sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgements and decisions about them. He was clear sighted enough to keep a sense of… … English dictionary
clear-sighted — adjective 1. having sharp clear vision • Similar to: ↑sighted 2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning too clear eyed not to see what problems would follow chaos could be prevented only by clear sighted leadership much too perspicacious to… … Useful english dictionary
clear-sighted — /ˈklɪə saɪtəd/ (say klear suytuhd) adjective having clear sight; having keen mental perception; discerning; perspicacious: clear sighted businesswoman. –clear sightedly, adverb –clear sightedness, noun …
clear-sighted — adjective able to understand a problem or situation well: a clear sighted analysis clear sightedly adverb clear sightedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
