long-sighted
[ lawng-sahy-tid, long- ]
adjective
farsighted; hypermetropic.
having great foresight; foreseeing remote results.
Origin of long-sighted
1First recorded in 1780–90
Other words from long-sighted
- long-sight·ed·ness, noun
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How to use long-sighted in a sentence
Here Bob got up and strained his longsighted eyes at some object in the bushes on the other side of the brook.
The Graysons | Edward Eggleston
British Dictionary definitions for long-sighted
long-sighted
adjective
related to or suffering from hyperopia
able to see distant objects in focus
having foresight
Derived forms of long-sighted
- long-sightedly, adverb
- long-sightedness, noun
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