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short-termist

short-termist adjective: tending to think and plan only for the short term.

Adjective

short-termist (comparative more short-termist, superlative most short-termist)

  1. Tending to think and plan only for the short term.
    • On the one hand, the NIC states: "we must urgently end short-termist thinking" […]2020 December 30, Gareth Dennis, “Network News: Comment”, in Rail, page 7

Noun

short-termist (plural short-termists)

  1. One who tends to think and plan only for the short term.

Antonyms of short-termist

Forms of short-termist

Adjective
comparativemore short-termist
superlativemost short-termist
Noun
pluralshort-termists

Origin of short-termist

From short term + -ist.

Questions about short-termist

What does short-termist mean?
Short-termist means tending to think and plan only for the short term.
What part of speech is short-termist?
Short-termist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near short-termist in the dictionary

  1. short-term
  2. short-term memory
  3. short-termer
  4. short-termers
  5. short-termism
  6. short-termist
  7. short-termists
  8. short-termness
  9. short-time
  10. short-timed
  11. short-timer

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