What is a synonym for "sand-blind"?

Common synonyms include: dim, dim sighted, dim-sighted, near-blind, purblind, visually challenged.

Sand-blind

adj

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Adjective

1
Alternative form of sandblind. alt-of, alternative
"[T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible!"

Adjective

1
having greatly reduced vision wordnet

Synonyms

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dim dim sighted dim-sighted near-blind purblind visually challenged

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"[T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible!"

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