SAT vocabulary

eagle-eyed

having extraordinarily sharp or observant vision; keenly perceptive

Example

"The eagle-eyed copy editor caught typographical errors that three previous readers had completely overlooked."

Etymology

From 'eagle' plus '-eyed', referencing the legendary visual acuity of birds of prey.

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