I. ˈpər, ˈpə̄+ˌ- adjective
Etymology: Middle English pur blind, pure blind, from pure (II) + blind
1.
a. obsolete : wholly blind
purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight — Shakespeare
b. : partly blind : dim-sighted , short-sighted
like a morning eagle … purblind amid foggy, midnight wolds — John Keats
purblind with cataracts — Gerald Kersh
2. : comprehending or discerning imperfectly or obscurely : lacking in vision, insight, or understanding : characterized by obtuseness
this purblind policy of social legislation
shooting pheasants … in their purblind pomp of pelf and power — James Joyce
• pur·blind·ly adverb
• pur·blind·ness noun -es
II. transitive verb
: to make purblind