short-sight|ed

short-sight|ed
short-sight|ed «SHRT SY tihd», adjective.
1. not able to see far; near-sighted; myopic: »

He was very short-sighted, and this early encouraged his preference for reading rather than sport (Manchester Guardian).

2. Figurative. a) lacking in foresigh not prudent: »

The march of circumstance has become too obvious to escape the attention of the most short-sighted (Harriet Martineau).

 b) characterized by or proceeding from lack of foresight: »

a short-sighted strategy. Heaven mocks the short-sighted views of man (Horace Walpole).

–short´-sight´ed|ly, adverb.
–short´-sight´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • short´-sight´ed|ness — short sight|ed «SHRT SY tihd», adjective. 1. not able to see far; near sighted; myopic: »He was very short sighted, and this early encouraged his preference for reading rather than sport (Manchester Guardian). 2. Figurative. a) lacking in… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • short sight — noun Brit. the inability to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes; myopia …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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