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purblind Definition

pur·blind (pʉr′blīnd′)

adjective

  1. Obsolete completely blind
  2. partly blind
  3. slow in perceiving or understanding

Etymology: ME pur blind: see pure & blind

purblind Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • eye: But the dean saw a ray of hope out of those purblind old eyes of his.