Thesaurus: shortsighted

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1. a. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
2. a. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
3. a. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
4. adj. lacking foresight or scope
5. adj. unable to see distant objects clearly
6. adj. not given careful consideration
7. 1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia. 2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. 3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. -- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. Addison.
8. s lacking foresight or scope a unable to see distant objects clearly s not given careful consideration