Thesaurus: purblind

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1. a. Wholly blind.
2. a. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a purblind eye; a purblind mole.
3. adj. having greatly reduced vision
4. adj. lacking in insight or discernment
5. 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 blind">sand-blind. Latimer. O purblind race of miserable men. Tennyson. -- Pur"blind`ly, adv. -- Pur"blind`ness, n.
6. s having greatly reduced vision s lacking in insight or discernment