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adjective unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan.
Origin of shortsighted First recorded in 1615–25
SYNONYMS FOR shortsighted 2 unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.
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OTHER WORDS FROM shortsighted short·sight·ed·ly, adverb short·sight·ed·ness, noun Words nearby shortsighted short selling, short-sheet, short short story, short shrift, short shrift, give, shortsighted , shortsightedness, short splice, short-spoken, short-staffed, shortstop
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Example sentences from the Web for shortsighted But the response from prominent Jewish groups and leaders has been shortsighted .
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Conservatives attacking Baldwin for his latest fit of (justified) anger are being small-time and shortsighted .
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The pope also said that the church had become too shortsighted , having lost the message.
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Of course, political systems thrive on stirring and shortsighted expressions of national pride.
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But these are frequently the strategic reflections of veteran party activists, and their solutions have tended to be shortsighted .
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Shortsighted men consider its ways and decide that there is no reward for virtue or vice.
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Ananta joined me in reminiscent laughter; he had had to admit that the Benares "clairvoyant" he selected was a shortsighted one.
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The look she gave him when their eyes met at last sent this shortsighted young gentleman up to the seventh heaven.
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But one couldn't neglect old friends, even though there was nothing that could be done for shortsighted ones.
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He was shortsighted , but had no astigmatism; tests of the field of vision showed no abnormality.
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British Dictionary definitions for shortsighted adjective relating to or suffering from myopia
lacking foresight a short-sighted plan
Derived forms of short-sighted short-sightedly , adverb short-sightedness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to shortsighted ill-considered, impractical, myopic, stupid, ill-advised, foolish, imprudent, nearsighted, blind, careless, headlong, impolitic, improvident, injudicious, rash, unwary, astigmatic, imperceptive, unsagacious
Medical definitions for shortsighted adj. Nearsighted; myopic.
Lacking foresight.
Other words from shortsighted short′ sight′ ed•ly adv. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.