nearsighted

[ neer-sahy-tid, -sahy- ]

/ ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ- /

seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

shortsighted.

Origin of nearsighted

First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed³

near·sight·ed·ly, adverb near·sight·ed·ness, noun

Nearsighted persons are apt to stoop, owing to the habitual necessity for coming close to the object looked at.

The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) |Various
A few steps away, a fat, nearsighted man was reading his paper, and a group of women were chatting and embroidering.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |Vicente Blasco Ibanez
And there was the little, thin, grey father in the corner, peering at his newspaper with nearsighted eyes.

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 |Lucy Maud Montgomery
Thick glasses rested on a Roman nose in front of nearsighted eyes.

The Highgrader |William MacLeod Raine

Nearsighted though she was, she had no trouble in recognizing her nephew's broad shoulders and swinging gait.

Miss Theodora |Helen Leah Reed

nearsighted

[ nîr′sī′tĭd ]

Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.