Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

shortsighted
     adj 1: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem";
            "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided
            the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: {short}, {unforesightful},
             {myopic}]
     2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions
        often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: {ill-considered},
         {ill-judged}, {improvident}]