About The Word Purblind
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Purblind
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What's The Definition Of Purblind?
[adj] lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
[adj] having greatly reduced vision Synonyms | Synonyms for Purblind: blind | dim-sighted | near-blind | obtuse | sand-blind | undiscerning | unsighted | visually challenged | visually impaired Related Terms | Find terms related to Purblind: See Also | Purblind In Webster's Dictionary \Pur"blind`\, a. [For pure-blind, i. e., wholly blind.
See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.]
1. Wholly blind. ``Purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight.''
--Shak.
2. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a
purblind eye; a purblind mole.
The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from
heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind. --Latimer.
O purblind race of miserable men. --Tennyson.
-- {Pur"blind`ly}, adv. -- {Pur"blind`ness}, n.
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