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Discover LudwigThe word "near-sighted" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a person who is unable to see things that are far away clearly. For example: "My father is near-sighted and needs to wear glasses to drive."
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near-sighted
adjective
Myopic, suffering from myopia
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River otters characteristically approach within a few feet of a boat or a person on shore because they're near-sighted, a consequence of vision adapted for underwater sight.
Take those near-sighted hedge funds.
And here, we learn, "the Near-Sighted Monkey is not careful with the toothpaste".
Some goals -- like making sure every near-sighted child gets glasses -- are easily attainable, she said.
(Superior vision is the only physical advantage humans have over black bears. And I'm near-sighted).
In the Near-Sighted Monkey's "favorite show," "Twirlita" the ballerina goes from lighthearted prancer to barking-mad dancer.
The disabled are discriminated against, as are the short, the near-sighted, and the old.Except homosexuality is not a disability.
German leaders argued that a little short-term stimulus was sensible, but anything more was near-sighted.
India's youth are largely from impoverished backgrounds and often demonstrate a near-sighted view of the future.
"Sloan was near-sighted, so he used binoculars, but he was a bit of voyeur, too," Ms. Hulser said.
All the component parts of a painting spelled out as if for the near-sighted, but so little else.
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