#1 purblind s. [dim-sighted, near-blind, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged] having greatly reduced vision. wn #2 purblind s. [obtuse] 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. wn