"fish-eyed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fish-eyed [comparative], most fish-eyed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fish-eyed (comparative more fish-eyed, superlative most fish-eyed)
  1. Having eyes like those of fish.
    Sense id: en-fish-eyed-en-adj-6FLiDHXp
  2. Characterized by an unblinking stare that lacks warmth or friendliness.
    Sense id: en-fish-eyed-en-adj-UxUpDyko
  3. Visually distorted as if seen through a fisheye lens.
    Sense id: en-fish-eyed-en-adj-xPdGUy4W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 28 63 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 25 63 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 67 3 4
  4. Having a fisheye lens.
    Sense id: en-fish-eyed-en-adj-MBgaqfaB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fisheyed Related terms: fisheye, walleyed
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fish-eyed
  1. simple past and past participle of fish-eye Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fish-eye
    Sense id: en-fish-eyed-en-verb-ytHO45CG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fisheyed
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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