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adjective
- 1. rotating the eyes wildly, especially in a way regarded as indicative of frenzy: informal British "Hortensio reacts with swivel-eyed panic"
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an insulting way to describe someone as crazy or as having very extreme ideas: The press has characterized him as a swivel-eyed fanatic. Fewer examples. He is trying to ward off the opposition's charges that he is a swivel-eyed extremist. Puritanism produces swivel-eyed zealots who pursue their manias with little sense of proportion.
an insulting way to describe someone as crazy or as having very extreme ideas: The press has characterized him as a swivel-eyed fanatic. Fewer examples. He is trying to ward off the opposition's charges that he is a swivel-eyed extremist. Puritanism produces swivel-eyed zealots who pursue their manias with little sense of proportion.
Anyone who disagrees risks being labelled anti-business or a swivel-eyed ranter.
Jun 26, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] swivel - eyed ( comparative more swivel-eyed, superlative most swivel-eyed) (Can we verify ( +) this sense?) Having a squint. (by extension) Fanatical, deranged. [ edit] swivel eye. Categories: English lemmas. English adjectives. English multiword terms. English terms with quotations. English parasynthetic adjectives.
Define Swivel-eyed. Swivel-eyed synonyms, Swivel-eyed pronunciation, Swivel-eyed translation, English dictionary definition of Swivel-eyed. a. 1. Squint-eyed. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective swivel-eyed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Anyone who disagrees risks being labelled anti-business or a swivel-eyed ranter.
