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long-sighted

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
long-sight·ed (lôngstd, lng-)
adj.
Farsighted.

long-sighted·ly adv.
long-sighted·ness n.

long-sighted
adj
1. (Medicine) related to or suffering from hyperopia
2. able to see distant objects in focus
3. having foresight
long-sightedly  adv
long-sightedness  n
Translations
long-sighted [ˈlɒŋˈsaɪtɪd] ADJ (Med) → hipermétrope, présbita (fig) → previsor
long-sighted [ˌlɒŋˈsaɪtɪd] adjpresbite (Med) → ipermetrope (fig) → lungimirante
long-sighted [ˌlɒŋˈsaɪtɪd] adjpresbite (Med) → ipermetrope (fig) → lungimirante


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With her long-sighted eyes, she knew him at once, and was even aware that he was looking at her.
I know now that Larsan, or Ballmeyer, is long-sighted and that these glasses belonged to him.
Though superficially marked with lines, his face was a clear pink, and his blue eyes had the long-sighted, peaceful expression of eyes seeking the turn of the road, or a distant light through rain, or the darkness of winter.
 
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