Synonyms for nearsighted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : neer-sahy-tid, -sahy-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ-

Définition of nearsighted

adj myopic

Example sentences :

Sarah Farraday peered closely at her through her nearsighted eyes.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

Miss Anstice peered here and there in her nearsighted fashion.
Extract from : « Five Little Peppers at School » by Margaret Sidney

Persons that have unduly long eyeballs are, therefore, nearsighted.
Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin

Then they found out that I was too nearsighted to steer by the compass, and that was the end of it.
Extract from : « The Soul of a Child » by Edwin Bjorkman

They were all in the brightness of the street light now, and Sarah brought her nearsighted gaze close to Jane's glowing face.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

The superintendent peered at Moya in his nearsighted fashion over the glasses on his nose.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

"It is a pity," said Tom's aunt, turning her nearsighted blue eyes on him in amazement and displeasure.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School » by Jessie Graham Flower

There never was a man too nearsighted to see the look of admiration in a pretty woman's eyes.
Extract from : « A Guide to Men » by Helen Rowland

She had her arms outstretched and such an eager look in her nearsighted eyes that Frieda flew straight to her.
Extract from : « The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge » by Margaret Vandercook

Nor was Aleck Douglas nearsighted; he saw the movement and his bearded underlip met his shaven underlip in a straight line.
Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower

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