squint-eyed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective affected by strabismus
  2. adjective satellite (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
    askant; askance; sidelong; asquint; squinty; squint.
    • her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
    • sidelong glances

WordNet


Squint"-eyed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.
  2. Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy.

Webster 1913