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purblind

 
Dictionary: pur·blind   (pûr'blīnd') pronunciation
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.]

purblindly pur'blind'ly adv.
purblindness pur'blind'ness n.

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adjective

    Unwilling or unable to perceive: blind, dull, uncomprehending, unperceptive. See see/not see.

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partly blind; lacking in vision, insight or understanding: obtuse
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - svagsynet, kortsynet

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedeeltelijk blind, slecht ziend

Français (French)
adj. - (fig) aveugle, presque aveugle (arch), malvoyant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kurzsichtig, halbblind

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μισότυφλος, μισόστραβος

Italiano (Italian)
ottuso, molto miope, quasi cieco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - peticego, estúpido, bronco

Русский (Russian)
подслеповатый, недальновидный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - medio ciego, ciego

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skumögd, halvblind, närsynt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
半盲的, 愚钝的, 惺松眼的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 半盲的, 愚鈍的, 惺松眼的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반소경의, 눈이 침침한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 半盲の, かすみ目の, 愚鈍な
v. - 半盲にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) موشك على العمى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קצר-ראייה בצורה קשה, כמעט עיוור, חסר-שכל‬


 
 
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