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purblind

American  
[pur-blahynd] / ˈpɜrˌblaɪnd /

adjective

  1. nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.

  2. slow or deficient in understanding, imagination, or vision.

  3. Obsolete. totally blind.

purblind British  
/ ˈpɜːˌblaɪnd /

adjective

  1. partly or nearly blind

  2. lacking in insight or understanding; obtuse

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Related Words

See blind.

Other Word Forms

  • purblindly adverb
  • purblindness noun

Etymology

Origin of purblind

1250–1300; Middle English pur blind completely blind; pure (in obsolete adv. sense), blind

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