Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PURBLIND
obtuse, purblind
(adjective) lacking in insight or discernment; ātoo obtuse to grasp the implications of his behaviorā; āa purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbinā- Jasper Griffin
purblind, near-blind, dim-sighted, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged
(adjective) having greatly reduced vision
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee Trivia
