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short-sighted

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Correct Shortsightedness
A breakthrough program to correct shortsightedness without glasses.
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short⋅sight⋅ed

  [shawrt-sahy-tid]
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–adjective
1. unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
2. lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan.
Origin:
1615–25

Related forms:
short⋅sight⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
short⋅sight⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.

Antonyms:
2. prudent.
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Correct Shortsightedness
A breakthrough program to correct shortsightedness without glasses.
www.rebuildyourvision.com
Word Origin & History

short-sighted 
1622, "not taking the future into account," from short (adj.) + pt. of sight (q.v.). Lit. sense is recorded from 1649.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: short·sight·ed
Pronunciation: 'short-'sIt-&d
Function: adjective
: NEARSIGHTED
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

shortsighted short·sight·ed (shôrt'sī'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Nearsighted; myopic.

  2. Lacking foresight.

short'sight'ed·ly adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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