a. 1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]