nearsighted

[ neer-sahy-tid, -sahy- ]

/ ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ- /

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adjective

seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

Nearby words

nearest and dearest, nearly, nearshore, nearshoring, nearside, nearsighted, nearsightedly, nearsightedness, nearthrosis, neat, neat line

Origin of nearsighted

First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed³

Related forms

near·sight·ed·ly, adverbnear·sight·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for near-sighted

As the professor was lank, tow-haired and so near-sighted, that he peered at his pupils through spectacles, no one ever had.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
And an optician is just as likely as not to fit a near-sighted man with far-sighted glasses.
Cluthe's Advice to the Ruptured|Chas. Cluthe & Sons
His near-sighted eyes were nave, his voice sweet and caressing.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst
As we know little concerning far-sightedness, so also we are unable to define what near-sighted people can see.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

You know shes 189 as near-sighted as she can beglasses and all.
The Girls of Central High|Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for near-sighted

near-sighted

/ (ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd) /

adjective

relating to or suffering from myopia

Derived Forms

near-sightedly, adverbnear-sightedness, noun

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nearsighted

adjective

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near-sighted

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nearsighted

adj.