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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.
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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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