obtuse, purblind
(adjective) 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
purblind, near-blind, dim-sighted, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged
(adjective) having greatly reduced vision
Source: WordNet® 3.1
purblind (comparative more purblind, superlative most purblind)
Partially blind.
Near-sighted or dim-sighted.
Lacking in discernment or understanding.
Synonym: obtuse
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"blind`, a. Etym: [For pure-blind, i. e., wholly blind. See Pure, and cf. Poreblind.]
1. Wholly blind. "Purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight." Shak.
2. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a purblind eye; a purblind mole. The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind. Latimer. O purblind race of miserable men. Tennyson.
– Pur"blind`ly, adv.
– Pur"blind`ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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