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shortsighted
adjective short·sight·ed \ˈshȯrt-ˌsī-təd\
: not considering what will or might happen in the future
: made or done without thinking about what will happen in the future
Full Definition of SHORTSIGHTED
1
: lacking foresight
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First Known Use of SHORTSIGHTED
1622
Related to SHORTSIGHTED
- Synonyms
- myopic, nearsighted
- Antonyms
- farsighted, hypermetropic, hyperopic
Rhymes with SHORTSIGHTED
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shortsighted
adjective short·sight·ed \ˈshȯrt-ˈsīt-əd\
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