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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Adjective
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. Hala Gorani, NBC News, 23 July 2024 Although he is returned, five days of being bound, blindfolded, beaten, and berated leave Carl with undiagnosed PTSD. Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024 The blindfolded taste test where Top Chef competitors come together to do the most American thing of all time: say the wrong thing with the utmost confidence. Khadjiah Johnson, Vulture, 5 June 2024 Patrick Kingsley visited the site. June 6, 2024 The men sat in rows, handcuffed and blindfolded, unable to see the Israeli soldiers who stood watch over them from the other side of a mesh fence. Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for blindfolded 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1579, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1654, 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 14 Sep. 2024.

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