nearsighted
adjective
near·sight·ed
ˈnir-ˌsī-təd 
: able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
needed glasses because he was nearsighted
nearsightedly
adverb
Examples of nearsighted in a Sentence
I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive.
Recent Examples on the Web
With presbyopia, the patient is neither nearsighted nor farsighted and requires no glasses for distance vision.
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
Babies are born nearsighted, able to see only about 10 to 12 inches away.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
However, in nearsighted or farsighted people, the light is bent incorrectly, resulting in blurred vision.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Playing part of huge underdog again, UConn football stuns Fresno State 19-14 for first FBS win since 2019 ] While the nearsighted team turns its attention toward Florida International on Saturday, five of the Huskies’ next six opponents are at or below .500.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
Babies are born nearsighted, able to see only about 10 to 12 inches away.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
However, in nearsighted or farsighted people, the light is bent incorrectly, resulting in blurred vision.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Playing part of huge underdog again, UConn football stuns Fresno State 19-14 for first FBS win since 2019 ] While the nearsighted team turns its attention toward Florida International on Saturday, five of the Huskies’ next six opponents are at or below .500.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022
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nearsighted
adjective
near·sight·ed
ˈni(ə)r-ˈsīt-əd
: able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
nearsightedness
noun
Medical Definition
nearsighted
adjective
near·sight·ed
ˈni(ə)r-ˈsīt-əd
: able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
nearsightedly
adverb
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