Both Uses of
myopic
in
A Wrinkle in Time
- If anyone had told her only the day before that she, Meg, the snaggle-toothed, the myopic, the clumsy, would be taking a boy's hand to offer him comfort and strength, particularly a popular and important boy like Calvin, the idea would have been beyond her comprehension.
p. 107.9myopic = nearsighted (unable to see distant objects clearly)
- Then she grabbed her own glasses out of her pocket and put them on, and her myopic eyes were able to focus.
p. 169.1 *myopic = nearsighted (unable to see distant objects clearly without glasses)
Definition:
unable to see distant objects clearly
or (figuratively): not thinking or understanding beyond immediate effect to future or broader effect
or (figuratively): not thinking or understanding beyond immediate effect to future or broader effect