nearsightedly

/ˈniɹˌsaɪtɪdli/ adv

In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.

Word Origin A straightforward compound: near + sight + ed + ly, meaning 'in a manner of seeing only things near.' The word nearsighted emerged in the 17th century to describe myopia. The same sight root gives us insight, hindsight, and oversight — all about ways of seeing.

adv In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.

She squinted nearsightedly at the distant road sign.

(副词) 近视地

她近视地眯着眼睛看远处的路标。

(adverbio) con miopía; de manera miope; miopemente [De manera miope; como si se fuera miope; con miopía.]

Entrecerró los ojos con mirada miope hacia el letrero lejano del camino.

(adverbe) myopiquement; de manière myope; avec myopie [De manière myope ; comme quelqu'un atteint de myopie.]

Elle plissa les yeux **nearsightedly** (avec myopie) pour déchiffrer le panneau de signalisation au loin.

(Adverb) kurzsichtig; mit kurzsichtigem Blick [Auf kurzsichtige Weise; so, als wäre man kurzsichtig; myopisch.]

Sie blinzelte **nearsightedly** auf das entfernte Straßenschild.

(副詞) 近視のように;近視的なやり方で。

彼女は遠くの道路標識を近視的に目を細めて見た。

(advérbio) míope; de modo míope; com miopia [De maneira míope; como se fosse míope; com miopia.]

Ela semicerrou os olhos míopes para ver a placa de trânsito distante.

Word parts: near + sight + ed + ly

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