Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not visible or apparent; unseen.
- adj. Prevented from seeing; having an obstructed view. Used especially of sports officials.
- adj. Having no sight for aiming. Used of a firearm.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not seen; invisible: as, an unsighted vessel. Not furnished with a sight or sights: as, an unsighted gun.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not sighted, or seen.
- adj. (Gun.) Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. unable to see
Examples
“Innovations mark this year's Mutya children aged seven to 14 who are 'unsighted' but musically inclined.”
“Boccia is best described as a wheelchair version of boules, while goalball is for unsighted athletes and resembles handball.”
The Guardian: Everything you need to know about the London 2012 Paralympics
“The midfielder César González scored the only goal just past the hour when he fired in a shot from outside the box past the static Ecuador goalkeeper Marcelo Elizaga, who was unsighted by one of his defenders.”
The Guardian: Venezuela 1-0 Ecuador | Copa América match report
“I think you might have just won.75 mins A moment of panic for Stoke, as N'Zogbia whips a low free-kick through a crowd from the right-hand side, bouncing in front of the the unsighted Sorensen, who then fumbles his attempt to gather the ball.”
The Guardian: Stoke v Aston Villa - as it happened | Paolo Bandini
“By a series of sea disasters and delays too interminable to relate, she had made one of those long, unsighted passages such as occur once or twice in half a century.”
“I would also like to add to my comment above, that if we are going to start telling other hunters how they can hunt I suggest that we stop all hunting with firearms, and only allow unsighted traditional bows with stone tips and wrapped feather fletching!”
“McCarthy made the point that the first two goals, for Nani and Rooney, had a touch of fortune attached because of the way they went through a defender's legs, leaving the goalkeeper, Wayne Hennessey, unsighted.”
The Guardian: Sir Alex Ferguson rounds on critics as Manchester United beat Wolves
“Jimmy Rollins gets a base hit with center field John Jay unsighted by the bright sunshine in his eyes.”
“Habsi would like to say he was unsighted when Gardner drove a free-kick straight past him from 25 yards after Bendtner was adjudged to have been fouled, though it seemed more likely the Sunderland player took advantage of the wind rather than the rain.”
The Guardian: Wigan Athletic 1-4 Sunderland | Premier League match report
“The ball was cleared to Lombaerts on the edge of the area and he struck a sweet left-foot drive which beat a partially unsighted Howard.”
The Guardian: Lionel Messi inspires Argentina to victory over Nigeria in Dhaka
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