| a. | 1. | Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia. |
| 2. | Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. | |
| 3. | Having little regard for the future; heedless. |
| Adj. | 1. | shortsighted - lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" |
| 2. | shortsighted - not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" |
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