purblind
a . 半盲的,惺松眼的,愚鈍的
vt . 使成半瞎
半盲的,惺松眼的,愚鈍的使成半瞎
purblind adj 1 :
having greatly reduced vision [
synonym : {
dim -
sighted }, {
near -
blind }, {
purblind }, {
sand -
blind }, {
visually impaired },
{
visually challenged }]
2 :
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 [
synonym : {
obtuse }, {
purblind }]
Purblind \
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Nearsighted ,
or dim -
sighted ;
seeing obscurely ;
as ,
a purblind eye ;
a purblind mole .
[
1913 Webster ]
The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from heaven ;
they be purblindand sand -
blind . --
Latimer .
[
1913 Webster ]
O purblind race of miserable men . --
Tennyson .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Pur "
blind `
ly },
adv . --
{
Pur "
blind `
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
purblind ":
authoritarian ,
bigot ,
bigoted ,
blear -
eyed ,
bleary -
eyed ,
blind ,
blindfold ,
blindfolded ,
borne ,
closed ,
constricted ,
cramped ,
creedbound ,
dark ,
deaf ,
deaf to reason ,
dim ,
dim -
eyed ,
dim -
sighted ,
dull -
sighted ,
fanatical ,
feeble -
eyed ,
filmy -
eyed ,
gravel -
blind ,
half -
blind ,
hidebound ,
illiberal ,
imperceptive ,
impercipient ,
insensible ,
insular ,
little ,
little -
minded ,
mean ,
mean -
minded ,
mean -
spirited ,
mind -
blind ,
mole -
eyed ,
myopic ,
narrow ,
narrow -
hearted ,
narrow -
minded ,
narrow -
souled ,
narrow -
spirited ,
nearsighted ,
nonunderstanding ,
parochial ,
petty ,
provincial ,
sand -
blind ,
shortsighted ,
sightless ,
small ,
small -
minded ,
straitlaced ,
stuffy ,
unapprehending ,
uncatholic ,
uncharitable ,
uncomprehending ,
undiscerning ,
ungenerous ,
unliberal ,
unperceptive ,
weak -
eyed
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PURBLIND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PURBLIND is wholly blind
PURBLIND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Purblind definition: nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted See examples of PURBLIND used in a sentence
purblind - Wiktionary, the free dictionary purblind (plural purblinds) A person who has impaired vision or is partially blind quotations
Purblind - definition of purblind by The Free Dictionary Define purblind purblind synonyms, purblind pronunciation, purblind translation, English dictionary definition of purblind adj 1 Having poor vision; nearly or partly blind
Purblind: Definition, Examples Quiz | UltimateLexicon. com “Purblind” can describe someone who is literally partially blind but is more commonly used in a figurative sense to describe someone who is slow to understand or lacking intellectual or moral insight
PURBLIND definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary Definition of 'purblind' purblind in American English (ˈpɜrˌblaɪnd ) adjective
purblind, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . purblind, n adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Purblind - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline purblind (adj ) c 1300, pur blind "entirely blind," as a noun, "a blind person," later "partially blind, blind in one eye" (late 14c ), the main modern sense, from blind (adj ) + pur "entirely, completely, absolutely "
Purblind Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Purblind definition: Slow in understanding or discernment; dull
Purblind - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English Purblind refers to a condition characterized by partial blindness or poor vision, where an individual can see only indistinctly or lacks normal clarity of vision