clear-eyed

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clear-eyed

(klîr′īd′)

adj.

1. Having sharp, bright eyes; keen-sighted.

2. Mentally acute or perceptive.

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clear-eyed

adj

1. discerning; perceptive

2. having clear eyes or sharp vision

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clear′-eyed`

adj.

clear-sighted.

[1520–30]

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Adj.

clear-eyed - mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"

clear-sighted, perspicacious

discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"

Translations

clear-eyed

[ˌklɪərˈaɪd] ADJ → de ojos claros (fig) → clarividente

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