myopic

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So instead of effectively blinding myself and being led in to see the doctor immediately, I was dumped -- myopic and defenseless -- back in the lobby where normal, mostly-sighted people were shopping for eyeglasses.

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  1. In pathology, of or relating to myopia; affected with myopia; short-sighted; near-sighted. Also brachymetropic.

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  • The accountant had been short, bald, in his fifties, peering out at the world through thick glasses like a myopic, arrogant chipmunk. —  Dan Simmons - Hardcase
  • His eyes were myopic, almost you could see the fine scrim of myopia over them, like scum on water. —  The Gravedigger’s Daughter
  • The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) in Guyana put it best when it described the promotion of an ethnically-exclusive sporting event as "myopic, anachronistic [and] anti-national." —  CaribbeanCricket.com
  • But it's myopic, and if it prevents further reform in the financial sector (as it probably will), it will hurt China's transition to a more balanced economy. —  Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com
  • Just to paint a broader picture beyond the myopic issue of this thumb drive they want to sell at a 1000% markup over their now nonexistent competitors - —  Destructoid
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