adj. 1. Having poor vision; nearly or partly blind. 2. Slow in understanding or discernment; dull: "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin" (Jasper Griffin). 3. Obsolete Completely blind. [Middle English pur blind, totally blind, nearsighted : pur, pure; see PURE + blind, blind; see BLIND.] purblind′ly adv. purblind′ness n. |
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