Blitheringly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a crazy or foolish manner.
"As ever, I blame 1970s experimentalists: never in modern times since that decade’s architecture can an idea have gone so blitheringly wrong nor been adhered to with such tenacity in the face of all contrary evidence than in the fragile sphere of education."
Example
More examples"As ever, I blame 1970s experimentalists: never in modern times since that decade’s architecture can an idea have gone so blitheringly wrong nor been adhered to with such tenacity in the face of all contrary evidence than in the fragile sphere of education."
Etymology
From blithering + -ly.
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