Lexic.us

Definition of Purblind

1. Adjective. Having greatly reduced vision.

2. Adjective. Lacking in insight or discernment. "A purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"

Definition of Purblind

1. a. Wholly blind.

Definition of Purblind

1. Adjective. Partially blind. ¹

2. Adjective. Near-sighted or dim-sighted. ¹

3. Adjective. Lacking in discernment or understanding. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Purblind

1. partially blind [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purblind

pupu pupunha pupunhas pupus pupusa pupusas pupuseria pupuserias pupylation pupæ

pur pur et dur pur laine puranas purau purblind (current term) purblindly purblindness purblindnesses purcelane

purcelanes purchasability purchasable purchase purchase agreement purchase contract purchase order purchase price purchase price variance purchased

Literary usage of Purblind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Walter Savage Landor by Walter Savage Landor (1846)
"... is in vain that purblind politicians seek the germs of our corruption in America. Let us, Alpuente, rather look to that country for regeneration : there ..."

2. The Buntling Ball: A Græco-American Play by Edgar Fawcett (1884)
"What triumphs we shall win or what shall miss We know not, for the future none may read Of purblind men, and all fate's ways are dark. ..."

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