Definition of "gimlet-eyed" [gimlet-eyed]

• Having keen vision. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "But for all her gimlet-eyed calculation, Perry packs more wit and charisma into her eyelash extensions than most pop stars manage in a career."
• "The gimlet-eyed joke is that Madeleine has become enamored of a book that is designed to undermine that feeling."
• "They are very conservative, and as we all know, they have a gimlet-eyed view of government."