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Nearsighted

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Alternative form of near-sighted.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Seeing distinctly at short distances only; myopic; shortsighted.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Short-sighted; seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. unable to see distant objects clearly

Word Usage

"He was kind of nearsighted, Hezzy was, and when Martha was fightin 'to get a place in front of a bargain counter he stayed astern and kept his eyes fixed on a hat she was wearin'."

Antonym

farsighted

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

myopic shortsighted

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

prosperous-looking myopic non-social thrasonic astigmatic pre-occupied foul-looking unreflective healthy-looking mustachioed