: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number
often used in combination
an almond-eyed girl

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Another is Theocritus of Chios, executed for teasing his one-eyed king. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 While many sad-eyed movers have probably thought about this over the years, the question was first posed formally in 1966 by mathematician Leo Moser. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025 Near a forest of southern Kosovo, an orange-eyed creature emerged from the trees and moved along the ground toward an open area. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025 When the eight-eyed wolf spider birthed more than 100 babies in his girlfriend's living room, Skyler Hutto had to use all his powers of persuasion to convince her not to slaughter them all. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eyed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eyed was in the 14th century

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“Eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

eyed

adjective
: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number
often used in combination
a blue-eyed patient

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