- (a.) Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
- (a.) Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
- (a.) Having little regard for the future; heedless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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