short-sighted
adjective
relating to or suffering from myopia
short-sightedly
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a word derived from
short-sighted.
Example Sentences
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“It’s certainly remarkable how short-sightedly and irrationally both act,” the magazine wrote.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018
Ambrose Spike squinted short-sightedly down at the darkened woodland floor.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
He stuck his eye-glasses on the end of his nose, looked at me short-sightedly, took them off and looked again.
From The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad
Corp was impressed, but Gavinia said, short-sightedly, "There's no sign o't."
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
He reintroduced, but without success, his reform bill in the Irish House in 1784; supported the movement for protecting Irish industries; but short-sightedly opposed Pitt’s commercial propositions in 1785.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
