short-sighted
tɪd adjective
1.
unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
2.
lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan.
Origin:
1615–25
1615–25
Related forms
short·sight·ed·ly, adverb
short·sight·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.
2. unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.
Antonyms
2. prudent.
2. prudent.
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| short-sighted | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to or suffering from myopia |
| 2. | lacking foresight: a short-sighted plan |
| short-'sightedly | |
| —adv | |
| short-'sightedness | |
| —n | |
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Short-sighted
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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shortsighted short·sight·ed (shôrt'sī'tĭd)
adj.
Nearsighted; myopic.
Lacking foresight.
short'sight'ed·ly adv.
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