Blindly

//ˈblaɪndli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a blind manner; without sight.

    "I stumbled blindly through the forest, branches whipping at my face."

  2. 2
    Without consideration or question.

    "1940 March 19, Albert Einstein, letter to Morris Raphael Cohen The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis wordnet
  2. 2
    without seeing or looking wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
compulsivelyeyelesslyhaphazardlyinvoluntarilysightlesslyunthinkingly

Example

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"Those two are blindly enraptured with each other right now but they say first meeting someone is the first step toward goodbye. I wonder if they're aware of that."

Etymology

From Middle English blindly, blyndly, from Old English blindlīċe (“in a blind manner; blindly; rashly”), equivalent to blind + -ly. Cognate with Swedish blindligt (“blindly”), Icelandic blindlega (“blindly”). Compare also West Frisian blindich (“blindly”), Dutch blindelings (“blindly”), German blindlings (“blindly”).

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