Cycloptic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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 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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