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 Words From

• over·blindly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of blindly¹

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

Example Sentences

An EV charger isn’t a dumb electric plug, blindly pushing electrons down the wire.

From Popular-Science

No one is blindly buying a piece of cloth online unless there are at least several positive reviews stating the item is worth its money.

From Search Engine Watch

Maybe, if they are lucky, they will have time for one adjustment to combat stagnancy, but they often must make those commitments blindly, without assurance the alterations will enable them to keep their superstar.

From Washington Post

This is not to argue in favor of blindly betting a past champion, but you probably want to center your focus on golfers who have had success at Augusta National.

From Washington Post

Rather than typing blindly, the visual notetaker has to think about what is important to write down.

From Science News For Students

And if a police officer is clearly at fault, police chiefs should not blindly defend that person.

From The Daily Beast

I love how blindly optimistic she manages to be, without turning into a caricature.

From The Daily Beast

But then Miley Cyrus twerks or a star on Duck Dynastysays something outrageous and the media moves on and we blindly follow.

From The Daily Beast

Bergdahl was not the first American soldier in modern history to walk away blindly.

From The Daily Beast

I left the river-side, plunged blindly across to the Champs Elysées and turned toward the Arc.

From The Daily Beast

It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.

From Project Gutenberg

He went blindly down the street, turned at the corner and sought a quiet place, a livery barn.

From Project Gutenberg

For Heaven's sake, my dear, good sir, do not rush blindly upon destruction.

From Project Gutenberg

Regarded her blindly for a moment, and then, dropped limply back from where he had risen, dead.

From Project Gutenberg

But in spite of this the neglect rankled, and from that day he was no longer the blindly devoted follower of Napoleon.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aimlessly
• frantically
• indiscriminately
• instinctively
• madly
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