Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a. 1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic}, and {Myopia}. 2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. 3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. -- {Short"sight`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Short"sight`ed*ness}, n. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.