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What is the adjective for shortsighted?

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short-sighted
  1. Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.
  2. (figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “But I must tell you that I was short-sighted then, and helpless enough without my spectacles, although I was not quite so much so as I am now.”
      “Unfortunately, they control the oil wells, and we've been too short-sighted to cut consumption when we had a chance.”
      “Franklin made the short-sighted decision to tolerate the Stamp Act until the situation became so dire that he was called upon to attack it.”
shortsighted
  1. Alternative spelling of short-sighted
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He squinted and strained his eyes, unable to make out the details of the sign in the distance, his shortsighted vision hindering his navigation in unfamiliar surroundings.”
      “Unfortunately, they control the oil wells, and we've been too shortsighted to cut consumption when we had a chance.”
      “Franklin made the shortsighted decision to tolerate the Stamp Act until the situation became so dire that he was called upon to attack it.”
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