purblind (adj.)

  1. having greatly reduced vision

    [ Syn: dim-sighted , near-blind , sand-blind , visually impaired , visually challenged ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: obtuse ]

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