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narrow sighted

narrow sighted is the alternative form of narrow-sighted.

Meaning of narrow-sighted

Adjective

narrow-sighted

  1. Lacking perspective; Overly focused on one aspect.
    • But few of those who see that incongruity, know that it was dictated by the narrow-sighted frugality of the common council who were its building committee, and who determined that it would be useless to waste margle on the rear of the City-Hall, "since that side would only be seen by persons living...1853, Andrew Jackson Downing ·, “The New-York Park”, in Rural Essays, page 148

Forms of narrow sighted

comparativemore narrow sighted
superlativemost narrow sighted

Questions about narrow sighted

What is narrow sighted the alternative form of?
Narrow sighted is the alternative form of narrow-sighted.

Words near narrow sighted in the dictionary

  1. narrow mindednesses
  2. narrow road
  3. Narrow SCSI
  4. narrow sea
  5. narrow seas
  6. narrow sighted
  7. narrow squeak
  8. narrow squeaks
  9. narrow tailoring
  10. narrow tailorings
  11. narrow transcription

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