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   short-sighted

   /ʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes. British "he is short-sighted and has worn glasses since the age of ten" Similar myopicnearsightedinformal:as blind as a batarchaic:purblindOpposite long-sightednormal-sighted
   • ▪ lacking imagination or foresight: British "a short-sighted government" Similar narrow-mindednarrowunimaginativelacking foresightimprovidentunadventuroussmall-mindedshort-terminsularparochialprovincialOpposite farsightedimaginative

   Derivatives

   • 1. short-sightedly adverb

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