blindly
[blahynd-lee]
- in a blind manner: We felt our way blindly through the black tunnel.
- without understanding, reservation, or objection; unthinkingly: They followed their leaders blindly.
- without continuation: The passage ended blindly 50 feet away.
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Origin of blindly
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
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Contemporary Examples
And if a police officer is clearly at fault, police chiefs should not blindly defend that person.
I love how blindly optimistic she manages to be, without turning into a caricature.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2: The Finest, Funniest, and Most Terrifying Moments of Eps. 1-6Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern
June 12, 2014
But then Miley Cyrus twerks or a star on Duck Dynastysays something outrageous and the media moves on and we blindly follow.
I follow it blindly and trust in its powers to lead me where I need to go.
Natural selection is a mechanical process with no foresight, which can only blindly favor short-term gain.
Historical Examples
It is my duty, father, blindly to follow all you determine upon for me.
The Imaginary InvalidMolire
In your choice of a son-in-law you should not blindly follow the anger which masters you.
The Imaginary InvalidMolire
Only one thing could surpass him: the scythe of death which blindly mows the world.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
They replied hotly but blindly, and in a moment the room was void of assailants.
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
Lit with a gleam of the sun the window stared up at them blindly.
PoemsWilliam D. Howells
Word Origin and History for blindly
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper