WordWeb Online

1. Lacking foresight or scope
   "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"
   - short, unforesightful, myopic
    
2. Unable to see distant objects clearly
   - nearsighted, myopic
    
3. Not given careful consideration
   "shortsighted actions often result in disaster"
   - ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident

See also: improvident, imprudent, shortsightedness

Encyclopedia: Shortsighted