skew-eyed

1. 1.

   having eyes that look in different directions

   Similareyed

Questions about skew-eyed

What does skew-eyed mean?

skew-eyed means "having eyes that look in different directions".

How many syllables are in skew-eyed?

skew-eyed has 2 syllables and divides as ske-w-eyed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is skew-eyed a common word?

skew-eyed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.