Meaning & use
Purblind
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Having greatly reduced or nearly total loss of vision; also, lacking insight or slow to understand.
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The purblind old man felt his way along the wall with a cane.
Critics called the policy purblind, ignoring the obvious long-term consequences.
A note on using this word
Originally meaning "entirely blind" in Middle English, the word's meaning shifted over time to "partially blind," and it is now most often used figuratively for a lack of understanding.
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perceptiveclear-sighted
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