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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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