near-sighted

Adjective

Meaning

near sighted (comparative more near sighted, superlative most near sighted)

myopic; unable to see distant objects unaided

near-sighted (comparative more near-sighted, superlative most near-sighted)

myopic, suffering from myopia
Synonyms: myopic, short-sighted

Alternative names

near sighted

Synonyms

Examples

The other boys at Yale came from wealthy families, and none of them were investing outside the United States, and I thought, 'That is very egotistical. Why be so shortsighted or near-sighted as to focus only on America? Shouldn't you be more open-minded? John Templeton

I see ghosts everywhere, and that is partially a function of my being incredibly near-sighted and reading way too late into the night. Lauren Groff

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man. Yoko Ono

In the film, Grant plays a near-sighted paleontologist who suffers one humiliation after another due to the lovestruck socialite played by Hepburn. Source: Internet

He appeared to have been near-sighted, yet he did not use eyeglasses. Source: Internet

Despite the plaudits he has earned from his near-sighted media admirers, nothing defines Kenney so much as his willingness to stoop to those tactics. Source: Internet

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