blindly

[blahynd-lee]

adverb

1. in a blind manner.

   We felt our way blindly through the black tunnel.

2. without understanding, reservation, or objection; unthinkingly.

   They followed their leaders blindly.

3. without continuation.

   The passage ended blindly 50 feet away.

Other Word Forms

• overblindly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of blindly¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English blindlīce; blind, -ly

Example Sentences

Even at this early stage of life, they are not traveling blindly.

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But the majority — those who craved as much “Harry Potter” as possible before the series’ inevitable end; those who would blindly spend their money on anything “Potter” — were elated.

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Lady Constance gestured blindly around her with the parasol.

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Yet the thought of Lord Fredrick galumphing blindly through the woods with a hunting rifle at his side was even worse.

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“My sense of smell may not be up to the job, but my hearing is as keen as an owl’s,” Penelope thought, still riding blindly.

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