'Shortsightedly' definitions:

Definition of 'Shortsightedly'

From: GCIDE
  • Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a.
  • 1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. [1913 Webster] -- {Short"sight`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Short"sight`ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
  • Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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