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short-sighted |
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short-sighted Adjective 1. unable to see faraway things clearly 2. not taking likely future developments into account: a short-sighted approach to the problem short-sightedness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms short-sighted adjective 1. near-sighted, myopic, blind as a bat adjective 2. imprudent, injudicious, ill-advised, unthinking, careless, impractical, ill-considered, improvident, impolitic, seeing no further than (the end of) your nose Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is very probable that, had the Battle of Salamis never been fought, the face of the world would have been much as we behold it now, fashioned by the mediocre inspiration and the short-sighted labours of men. And short-sighted writers admire his deeds from one point of view and from another condemn the principal cause of them. And not only the long-eared and short-sighted fall upon their knees! |
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