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Meaning of short-sightedly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

in a short-sighted manner.

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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
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