Short″sight′ed (?), a. 1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
3. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
— Short″sight′ed‐ly, adv. — Short″sight′ed‐ness, n.
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. Addison.