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argus-eyed(adjective) Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger. Synonyms: open-eyed, vigilant, wakefulUsage: I prefer to be good because it is good to be good, rather than because I can't be bad because some argus-eyed old frump won't let me have a chance to be bad.
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must say that is one term I've never heard used in 70 yrs of life....to me sharp eyed is more prevalent also eagle eye, hawk eye an now the more commonly used ''good eye''
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argus-eyed
Definition: (adjective) Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger.
Synonyms: open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful
Usage: I prefer to be good because it is good to be good, rather than because I can't be bad because some argus-eyed old frump won't let me have a chance to be bad.
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yeah I have never heard argus-eyed in my life, that's a new one for me.
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Yes, very rare as an adjective - classical allusions are no longer fashionable. Very few people nowadays know their Olympian Mythology! But it does live on in the names of many newspapers - because they see everything.      Ah, Argus, slayer of Echidna, guardian of Io, champion of local newspapers everywhere!
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I think the word "bad" is missing at one place in that saying.
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argus-eyed
Definition: (adjective) Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger.
Synonyms: open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful
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I thought it was arcus tangent.
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