blinkered
[ bling-kerd ]
adjective
narrow-minded and subjective; unwilling to understand another viewpoint: When in the Oval Office, Hoover was blinkered by his distrust of government.
having blinkers on; fitted with blinkers: a blinkered racehorse.
Origin of blinkered
1Other words from blinkered
- un·blink·ered, adjective
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How to use blinkered in a sentence
I asked it perfectly seriously, seeking not only the unblinkered eye, but also the one within its deep ambush of white hat-brim.
The Tower of Oblivion | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for blinkered
blinkered
/ (ˈblɪŋkəd) /
adjective
considering only a narrow point of view
(of a horse) wearing blinkers
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