nearsightedly
adverb
mainlyUS(alsonear-sightedly)us/ˈnɪrˌsaɪ.t̬ɪd.li/(UKusuallyshort-sightedly)in a way thatshowsthat you are onlyabletoseeobjectsclearlythat arecloseto you:
He took hisglassesoff andpeerednearsightedly into myface.
Sheleanedforwardin herchairand near-sightedlystudiedher nephew'sface.
Thecaptainsquintednearsightedly at themap.
- Hefumbledfor hisglassesas he nearsightedlytriedtoreadtheletter.
- Shepeerednearsightedly at thescreenthrough herthickglasses.
- Shelookedaround andblinkedat us nearsightedly through herglasses.
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- accommodative
- afterimage
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- astigmatic
- bespectacled
- bifocals
- boss-eyed
- dark glasses
- goggles
- macular degeneration
- monocular
- multifocal
- naked
- nearsightedness
- ophthalmology
- pince-nez
- snow blindness
- sty
- sunnies
Synonym
myopically