myopic
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.
lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.
Origin of myopic
1Other words from myopic
- my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·my·op·ic, adjective
- non·my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·my·op·ic, adjective
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How to use myopic in a sentence
Instead his focus has been squarely, and myopically, on pulling off a short-term stimulus.
Narcissists are myopically focused on how they appear to the world.
"It is impossible for me to say without my magnifying-glass," replied Mr. Cayley, peering myopically at the stone.
The Lighter Side of School Life | Ian HayBut to stubbornly, and quite myopically, consider TV only from the perspective and expectations of literacy is presumptuous.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThere are only the humanizing features that we—myopically—attach to it.
Warm | Robert Sheckley
The great head swung low, close to the floor, the single eye stared myopically.
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