"clear-eyed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more clear-eyed [comparative], most clear-eyed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} clear-eyed (comparative more clear-eyed, superlative most clear-eyed)
  1. Having clear, sharp sight.
    Sense id: en-clear-eyed-en-adj-bewJRlaG
  2. (figurative) Mentally acute and perspicacious. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-clear-eyed-en-adj-urEVXc93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clear-sighted, cleareyed Related terms: bright-eyed, open-eyed, sharp-eyed, steely-eyed

Alternative forms

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