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purblind
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As an adjective, purblind means of a person: having impaired vision. As a noun, it means a person who has impaired vision or is partially blind.
Meanings of purblind
10 meaningsadjective
Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
Of the eyes: unable to see well, especially due to old age; weak.
figurativelyOf a person: lacking in discernment or understanding; dim-witted, unintelligent.
figurativelyOf a place: poorly illuminated; dark, dim.
Older and rare meanings (4)
obsoleteCompletely blind.
obsoleteHaving one eye blind.
obsoleteNear-sighted, short-sighted; myopic.
obsolete(rare) Far-sighted, long-sighted; hypermetropic.
noun
A person who has impaired vision or is partially blind.
verb
literaryoften passiveTo cause (someone) to have impaired vision or become partially blind.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).