Long-sighted means unable to see near things clearly. Long-sighted with age, reading glasses for being long-sighted.
Nearly everybody becomes long-sighted after forty as the lens stiffens, which is why reading glasses are so common. Americans usually say farsighted for the same condition.
1adjectivelong-sightedUnable to see near things clearly.
“She grew long-sighted at forty-five like everybody else.”
long-sighted is a quality.
Practised in Ways of Looking