blinkered

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9

Definition of blinkered

3 senses · 2 parts of speech

adj

  1. Wearing blinkers, that is, blinders.
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adj

  1. Wearing blinkers, that is, blinders.
  2. (figuratively)Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one; narrow-minded.
    “But Delhi's blinkered Kashmir policy since partition in 1947—ignoring UN demands for a self-determination plebiscite, rigging elections, manipulating or overthrowing elected governments, and neglecting economic development—lies at the heart of the problem, according to Barbara Crossette, writing in the Nation.”
    “Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.””

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of blinker

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