单词 | purblindly |
释义 | purblindlyadv. In a purblind manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adverb] blindlyc893 blindlinga1225 purblindly?1575 glimmeringly1665 short-sightedly1853 ?1575 H. Niclas Epistolæ iii. 302 Euenso is likewyse the earthly Man to be blamed that iudgeth the Worke of the Lorde peruersly because that he seeth so purblyndly. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. i. at Poking Raking or puddling with a Stick, &c. also poring, purblindly. a1847 R. H. Wilde Hesperia (1867) iii. 142 Purblindly seeking it, with baffled skill, In stars above, and history below. 1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham xiii. 258 She sat purblindly sewing on a bit of dress for Irene. 1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey xiii If any so purblindly follow the dictates of their passion and self-will as to scamp your due reverence—the remedy is yours. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Feb. 186/4 The hero..perceives the coming disaster long before any of his purblindly sceptical neighbours. 2002 Daily Mail (Nexis) 23 May 12 Most MSPs remain purblindly ignorant of the desperate concern felt by people at the menace posed by young thugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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