The Government still has a myopic attitude to spending.
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Myopic — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
myopic — (adj.) short sighted, 1800, from MYOPIA (Cf. myopia) + IC (Cf. ic). Figurative use from 1891. Related: Myopical (1748); myopically … Etymology dictionary
myopic — [adj] able only to see things near at hand astigmatic, biased, blind, halfsighted, nearsighted, presbyopic, shortsighted; concept 619 Ant. far sighted … New thesaurus
myopic — 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 … Wiktionary
myopic — adjective 1) a myopic patient Syn: nearsighted; chiefly Brit. shortsighted Ant: farsighted 2) the government s myopic attitude Syn: unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous … Thesaurus of popular words
myopic — 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 … Medical dictionary
myopic — adj. Myopic is used with these nouns: ↑view … Collocations dictionary
myopic — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
myopic — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
myopic — adjective 1 unwilling or unable to think about the future results of your actions: the government s myopic refusal to take environmental issues seriously 2 technical unable to see things clearly that are faraway; shortsighted (1) myopically /… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
