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near-sighted

/ ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. relating to or suffering from myopia


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Derived Forms

  • ˌnear-ˈsightedly, adverb
  • ˌnear-ˈsightedness, noun

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Example Sentences

Uncle Dick did not relish my retraction, and his near-sighted eyes glared at me in disgust.

Ye're goin' to make thim near-sighted an' round-shouldered,' I says.

Barron was near-sighted, and insisted upon a closer distance than the usual ten paces.

Mr. Trimm snatched up his hands close to his near-sighted eyes and looked.

As to Mr Tempest, he was moving round the room examining the objects of art in his usual near-sighted way.

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