purblind (redirected from purblindly)

pur·blind  (pûrblnd)

adj.

1. Having poor vision; nearly or partly blind.

2. Slow in understanding or discernment; dull: "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin" Jasper Griffin.

3. Obsolete Completely blind.

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[Middle English pur blind, totally blind, nearsighted : pur, pure; see pure + blind, blind; see blind.]

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purblindly adv.

purblindness n.

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purblind

Adjective

1. partly or nearly blind

2. lacking in understanding [pure (that is, utterly) blind]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	purblind - having greatly reduced vision dim-sighted, near-blind, sand-blind, visually challenged, visually impaired blind, unsighted - unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
	2.	purblind - 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 obtuse undiscerning - lacking discernment