near-sighted
adjective
relating to or suffering from myopia
near-sightedly
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a word derived from
near-sighted.
Example Sentences
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She tucked at her hair and looked at me near-sightedly.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
He moved slowly toward the house, tottering with weakness and because of the slick mud underfoot; peering near-sightedly this way and that through the murk; starting at every sound and stopping often to listen.
From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
A moment later a round little man, with bulging eyes which peered near-sightedly and with a curiously worried expression from beneath a deeply furrowed forehead, seated himself at the desk behind which Roger was seated.
From Thirty by Howard Vincent O'Brien
Many of his city neighbors are so overwhelmed by the serious needs of the city, they near-sightedly cannot see any particular problem in the country,—except how to take the next train for New York!
From The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity by George Walter Fiske
He walked to the huge fireplace and peered near-sightedly at the ashes on the hearth.
From Last Words by Stephen Crane
