myopic
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.
lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.
Origin of myopic
1Other words from myopic
- my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·my·op·ic, adjective
- non·my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·my·op·ic, adjective
Words Nearby myopic
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How to use myopic in a sentence
Assumptions and a myopic “I’m always right” point of view accomplish nothing.
But trying to impose such order by chasing away informal commerce and culture is myopic.
It is the myopic and solipsistic vantage point of the crotch.
Bobby Womack’s Sexual Democracy: The Late Soul Legend Preached Mutual Pleasure | David Masciotra | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, the essay is also myopic—once again exaggerating Jewish guilt and minimizing Palestinian blame and responsibility.
What Beinart Overlooks in His 'American Jewish Cocoon' Article | Gil Troy | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a function of their myopic passion that they think of the Russian Empire as a pawn in their game.
The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston | Benjamin Lytal | April 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
There is something imposing and demanding in the myopic claims of these characters.
Smoked Fish Surrealism: Ben Katchor’s Comics of NYC Neurotics | Jacob Siegel | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most myopic of creatures could have seen that Anne was foolishly in love with her rascal husband.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeAlso, nature had conspired against Henry by handing him with a pair of hopelessly myopic eyes.
Time Enough at Last | Lyn VenableThus it happens frequently in divergent strabismus, when one eye is myopic, the other emmetropic.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerFor near objects the myopic eye is used without accommodation and therefore also without convergent strabismus of the right.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerA careless and myopic man would travel over acres of territory and miss the dollars right along.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas | Stanley R. Matthews
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