Superlative for unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition
“This actually happens in the case of individuals who are born blind due to congenital cataracts and are subsequently cured.”
Superlative for not determined by reason
“Willy is admired by his wife and two young boys, who have blind faith in his authority and who loyally follow his lead.”
Superlative for rash or impulsive in nature
“They are making an almost blind decision to invest in college prior to gaining information about a child's academic potential or motivation.”
Superlative for characterized by force or intensity
“Such acts of violence committed in a blind rage are often referred to as crimes of passion.”
Superlative for ignorant or unmindful, especially of something important
“Do not let the jingle of bells and the decked halls of holly render you deaf and blind to the shenanigans coming from the halls of Congress.”
Superlative for lacking in empathy
“Anyone who continues to support this regime is wilfully blind to the suffering of its people.”
Superlative for lacking intellect or good judgment
“I'm not blind. I can see exactly what you're trying to pull here.”
Superlative for under the influence of alcohol
“She had deliberately set out in search of a man who was drunk out of his gourd and too blind with booze to appreciate just how unprepossessing she was.”
Superlative for closed at one end, or having a dead end
“North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the local school set their students free.”
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