ˈthick-ˈsighted, a. ? Obs.
(stress var.)
Not seeing clearly; having obscure or dim vision.
| 1592 Shakes. Ven. & Ad. 136 Were I..Thick-sighted, barren, leane, and lacking iuyce. 1628 Feltham Resolves ii. [i.] xcii. 269 Shee is thick-sighted, and cannot see them. 1775 Sheridan St. Patr. Day ii. iii, We are but blind guessers... Thick-sighted mortals. 1863 Mrs. Gaskell Sylvia's L. xxi, Too thick sighted to see through a board. |