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Definition of short-sightedly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

short-sightedly

adverb
 
/ˌʃɔːt ˈsaɪtɪdli/
 
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsaɪtɪdli/
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  1. without thinking carefully about the possible effects of something or what might happen in the future
    • The government has short-sightedly dropped this measure from its legislative programme.
  2. (especially British English) without being able to see clearly things that are not very close to you
    • He peered short-sightedly out at them.
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