short-sighted
Britishadjective
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relating to or suffering from myopia
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lacking foresight
a short-sighted plan
Other Word Forms
- short-sightedly adverb
- short-sightedness noun
Example Sentences
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Turns out that may have been short-sighted — even if it’s understandable.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Saleh calls it "short-sighted" that the city could lose its charm to sprawling concrete.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
It seems short-sighted to be so hostile to a group that represents the future of the church.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
“Attacking California’s public intervenor program is a short-sighted attempt to scapegoat consumer advocates for what is clearly a national crisis,” Carly Fabian, senior insurance policy advocate with the group’s Climate Program, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
After that she didn't play around with the soldiers any more but only with a few flat-footed, short-sighted young men in town who couldn't get into the army at all.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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