Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having acute sight; of keen and ready perception.
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Examples
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His little song of love, fraught with keenness of anxiety, came to the ears of a man and woman lounging in deck-chairs under the awning; and it was the quick-eyed woman who first saw the golden head of Jerry and cried out what she saw.
CHAPTER XX 2010
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That the word of God be not blasphemed - The enemies of the Gospel are quick-eyed to spy out imperfections in its professors; and, if they find women professing Christianity living an irregular life, they will not fail to decry the Christian doctrine on this account: Behold your boasted religion! it professes to reform all things, and its very professors are no better than others!
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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That the word of God be not blasphemed - The enemies of the Gospel are quick-eyed to spy out imperfections in its professors; and, if they find women professing Christianity living an irregular life, they will not fail to decry the Christian doctrine on this account: Behold your boasted religion! it professes to reform all things, and its very professors are no better than others!
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As he did so, being quick-eyed, he saw Ismail drive an elbow home into Darya Khan's ribs, an caught a quick interchange of whispers.
In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010
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If not Clothahump or his father, the quick-eyed, sharp-eared Mulwit was sure to spot him soon.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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That the word of God be not blasphemed - The enemies of the Gospel are quick-eyed to spy out imperfections in its professors; and, if they find women professing Christianity living an irregular life, they will not fail to decry the Christian doctrine on this account: Behold your boasted religion! it professes to reform all things, and its very professors are no better than others!
Staying Home is Not a Waste of Time if You Don't Waste It 2008
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The magistrate, a quick-eyed Latino who had met Kathryn Dance, exuded considerable stress, which she could easily read in his posture and facial expressions.
Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009
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The magistrate, a quick-eyed Latino who had met Kathryn Dance, exuded considerable stress, which she could easily read in his posture and facial expressions.
Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009
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The magistrate, a quick-eyed Latino who had met Kathryn Dance, exuded considerable stress, which she could easily read in his posture and facial expressions.
Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009
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The magistrate, a quick-eyed Latino who had met Kathryn Dance, exuded considerable stress, which she could easily read in his posture and facial expressions.
Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009
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