Narrow-sighted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Narrow-sighted is an adjective meaning Lacking perspective; Overly focused on one aspect.
Meaning
Lacking perspective; Overly focused on one aspect.
Example Sentences
In this perspective, chasing the truth about what category creates most jobs internally is narrow-sighted.
Presumably in such an approach it is not important to attempt to minimise the costs of “narrow-sighted rationalisation' and irrelevant or impossible to monitor the performance of a state investment company.
Those involved in producing food and fiber in the United States simply cannot withstand another round of narrow-sighted budget negotiations which leaves them in an even more financially precarious position.
Of course, hindsight is 20/20, but industry analysts surmise that one key factor in Crumbs's initial success was also the reason for its fall from glory: a narrow-sighted focus on the sale of a single product—those cupcakes.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overfogged, hyperfocused, anal-retentive, tight-assed, laser-focused, overparticular.
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