"short-sightedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more short-sightedly [comparative], most short-sightedly [superlative]
Etymology: short-sighted + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|short-sighted|ly}} short-sighted + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} short-sightedly (comparative more short-sightedly, superlative most short-sightedly)
  1. in a short-sighted manner.
    Sense id: en-short-sightedly-en-adv-BLc~G~zi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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