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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purblind — c.1300, pur blind entirely blind, later partially blind, blind in one eye (late 14c.), probably from Anglo Fr. perfective prefix pur (from V.L. por , variation of L. pro before, for ) + BLIND (Cf. blind) (q.v.). Sense of dull first recorded 1530s … Etymology dictionary
purblind — *blind, sightless … New Dictionary of Synonyms
purblind — ► ADJECTIVE 1) partially sighted. 2) lacking in discernment or understanding. ORIGIN originally in the sense «completely blind»: from PURE(Cf. ↑purely) «utterly» + BLIND(Cf. ↑blindness) … English terms dictionary
purblind — [pʉr′blīnd΄] adj. [ME pur blind: see PURE & BLIND] 1. Obs. completely blind 2. partly blind 3. slow in perceiving or understanding … English World dictionary
purblind — adjective a) Partially blind. [“]You had another of your vacillating consultations with your councillors. Fine advisers.” With infinite scorn, “A herd of palsied purblind idiots hugging their sterile profits close to their sunken chests in the… … Wiktionary
purblind — /ˈpɜblaɪnd/ (say perbluynd) adjective 1. nearly blind; partially blind; dim sighted. 2. dull in discernment or understanding: *the heirs of Gallipoli are being slowly, cruelly excluded from the country they have graced and defended with their… …
purblind — adjective Etymology: Middle English pur blind, from pur purely, wholly, from pur pure Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete wholly blind b. partly blind 2. lacking in vision, insight, or understanding ; obtuse • purblindly … New Collegiate Dictionary
purblind — purblindly, adv. purblindness, n. /perr bluynd /, adj. 1. nearly or partially blind; dim sighted. 2. slow or deficient in understanding, imagination, or vision. 3. Obs. totally blind. [1250 1300; ME pur blind completely blind; see PURE (in obs.… … Universalium
purblind — Synonyms and related words: 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
