nearsighted
adjective
seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
nearsightedly
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a word derived from
nearsighted.
Example Sentences
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"It's nice to see them in the race," said two-time winner Rodger Ward nearsightedly.
From Time Magazine Archive
As played by Rutger Hauer, he is an engagingly unmilitary figure, peering nearsightedly through rimless glasses at a once comfortable world going mad and finding unsuspected resources of moral courage within him.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the ensuing banquet at Bagamoyo, Emin Pasha wandered out on a balcony, nearsightedly fell 18 ft. into the street, fractured his skull.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jauntily, Charles de Gaulle waved his arm at the 800 newsmen, adjusted his glasses and looked nearsightedly around for the first question.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, I found an old man sitting in the chair Danny had once occupied, staring nearsightedly at the pages of a scholarly journal.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
