Meaning of crossed-eyed | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C1]

Examples

“Among the worshippers at this wayside meeting house was an elderly woman who to use the expressive vernacular, skenned some some'at awful; in other words she was very much crossed-eyed.”

“By "crossed-eyed" I mean one salutes a crossed-eyed man in the street under the belief that he is looking at you, but finds that his gaze is on the opposite side of the road.”

“Some years ago a local resident was having his first trip to Sydney, and not knowing anyone be walked the streets till he was crossed-eyed looking for a mate.”

“The famous French philosopher, René Descartes, was powerfully attracted by crossed-eyed women.”

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