blissfully
Americanadverb
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in a way that is characterized by supreme happiness, peace, and contentment.
My cat lay blissfully stretching and purring on the sunny veranda.
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in a way or to a degree that excludes any hint of unease, trouble, or discontent.
The man is almost certainly lying, yet far too many of his followers remain blissfully unaware.
Other Word Forms
- unblissfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of blissfully
Example Sentences
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Art Deco buildings in Mumbai were, and still often are, hidden in plain sight, with even their occupants often blissfully unaware of their cultural moorings.
From BBC
“Expensive Basketball” is an encyclopedic romp through hoops history, footnotes strewn throughout like so many perimeter ball screens, threads blissfully unconnected.
“You could go to John Jay Park after dark and there were still crackheads but we were kind of blissfully unaware because our parents would let us roam free.”
Having been preoccupied with saving a season, Skipper acknowledged being blissfully unaware of any narratives about who’s done what to spark his team’s turnabout.
From Los Angeles Times
“I throw my cellular device in the water,” she cooed blissfully in the LP’s strummy title track, “Can you reach me? No, you can’t.”
From Los Angeles Times
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