What does "shortsighted" mean?
Shortsighted: Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
Additional senses
- 2.Having little regard for the future; heedless. -- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. Addison.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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