Cycloptic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    One-eyed. not-comparable

    "DR. EVIL: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly?"

  2. 2
    Approaching or viewing a situation with a single perspective, lacking foresight; short-sighted. figuratively

    "Such insightful feeling by way of cycloptic vision may accompany an experience […]"

Example

More examples

"DR. EVIL: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly?"

Etymology

Derived from cyclops (one eye)

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