blindfolded

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adjective

blind·​fold·​ed ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōl-dəd How to pronounce blindfolded (audio)
: wearing a blindfold
a blindfolded prisoner

blindfolded

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adverb

: with the eyes covered by a blindfold
was led blindfolded into the woods
could do it blindfolded [=could do it very easily]

Examples of blindfolded in a Sentence

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That's why a woman online, bad at gift-wrapping, asked her wife to wrap her own gifts—but blindfolded. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Highlighting what's new this year Backseat driver competition: A team of two in a golf cart with blindfolded driver and the partner giving directions through a course at the motorsports arena. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2024 His account closely resembles images broadcast in a February report on Israeli television about a detainee camp in southern Israel showing blindfolded men kneeling in tight rows, surrounded by armed guards. Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025 Still, there has been worry within some league circles that the Bears have jumped into yet another critical hiring cycle like a blindfolded third grader hoping to break open the birthday party piñata. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blindfolded

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1579, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blindfolded was in 1579

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“Blindfolded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindfolded. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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