Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossed-eyed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: crossed-eyed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of cross-eyed

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

more crossed-eyed (comparative) most crossed-eyed (superlative)

Questions

What does crossed-eyed mean?: Alternative form of cross-eyed

How to pronounce crossed-eyed

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