Meaning of short-sightedly | Babel Free
Definitions
in a short-sighted manner.
Equivalents
Suomi
lyhytjänteisesti
Examples
“'She peered short-sightedly at Poirot through her glasses, but was quite calm.'”
“My next stop⟳ is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie⟳ discarded at the lineside.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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