Advertisement

Advertisement

partially sighted

adjective

    1. unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the partially sighted

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Usage

The generally accepted term to cover people with sight impairments is blind or partially sighted people
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • partial sight, noun
Discover More

Example Sentences

Glover, who is partially sighted and has a congenital heart defect and curvature of the spine, marches on despite blisters all over her feet.

From BBC

She is partially sighted and has recently been worried about her hearing too, because deafness runs in her family.

From BBC

“Yes, I have problems with my vision, I’m partially sighted, I’m trans – and let’s say that’s not the best in our Italy, being trans – but I am a happy person,” Petrillo told The Associated Press in Italian during an interview held in a suburb of Bologna, Italy.

From Salon

Dribbling toward an open space, he now listens for a guide stationed behind the goal, who will tell him when to shoot on the goalkeeper — the only person on the five-player team allowed to be fully or partially sighted.

J2 athletes are partially sighted.

From BBC

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


partially ordered setpartial ordering