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shortsighted

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short·sight·ed  (shôrtstd)
adj.
1. Nearsighted; myopic.
2. Lacking foresight.
shortsighted·ly adv.
shortsighted·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shortsighted - lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
unforesightful, myopic, short
improvident - not provident; not providing for the future
2.shortsighted - unable to see distant objects clearly
myopic, nearsighted
3.shortsighted - not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"
ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident
imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger


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At the end of it I sat, temper- ing nuts with a cigarette, regretting Ogilvy's rashness, and denouncing the shortsighted timidity of the Martians.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Being seated, she proceeded, still with an air of hurry and embarrassment, to open her cabas, to take out her books; and, while I was waiting for her to look up, in order to make out her identity--for, shortsighted as I was, I had not recognized her at her entrance--Mdlle.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
Her face being, from her entrance, towards the chancel, even her shortsighted eyes soon discerned Will, but there was no outward show of her feeling except a slight paleness and a grave bow as she passed him.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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