myopic
1Myopic — My*op ic, a. Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted. [1913 Webster] {Myopic astigmatism}, a condition in which the eye is affected with myopia in one meridian only. [1913 Webster] …
2myopic — (adj.) short sighted, 1800, from MYOPIA (Cf. myopia) + IC (Cf. ic). Figurative use from 1891. Related: Myopical (1748); myopically …
3myopic — [adj] able only to see things near at hand astigmatic, biased, blind, halfsighted, nearsighted, presbyopic, shortsighted; concept 619 Ant. far sighted …
4myopic — [[t]maɪɒ̱pɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as myopic, you are critical of them because they seem unable to realize that their actions might have negative consequences. The Government still has a myopic attitude to… …
5myopic — adjective a) nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye. b) shortsighted; improvident A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed. See …
6myopic — adjective 1) a myopic patient Syn: nearsighted; chiefly Brit. shortsighted Ant: farsighted 2) the government s myopic attitude Syn: unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous …
7myopic — Relating to or suffering from myopia. * * * my·o·pic ō pik, äp ik adj affected by myopia: of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia my·o·pi·cal·ly (ə )lē adv myopic n MYOPE …
8myopic — adj. Myopic is used with these nouns: ↑view …
9myopic — my|o|pic [maıˈɔpık US ˈa:pık] adj 1.) unwilling or unable to think about the future, especially about the possible results of a particular action used in order to show disapproval = ↑short sighted ▪ the government s myopic attitude to… …
10myopic — my|op|ic [ maı apık ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL not thinking about what the results of your actions will be: myopic voters who only want lower taxes now 2. ) MEDICAL not able to see clearly things that are far away. A less technical word for this is… …
