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blithely

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[blahyth-lee, blahyth-lee] / ˈblaɪð li, ˈblaɪθ li /

adverb

  1. without much thought, concern, or care.

    I blithely went ahead with my project without really considering the impact it would have on my career.

  2. in a joyous or happy way; cheerfully or lightheartedly.

    Left to my own devices I would blithely live the rest of my days imagining new recipes and tweaking old ones.

Etymology

Origin of blithely

blithe ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Hoecker says cutting jobs also signals to stock market investors worried about the "real and huge" cost of AI development that executives are not blithely writing blank cheques.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

But this isn’t to say that workers of any age should blithely assume they’ll be immune to job eliminations due to AI.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025

In those buoyant days of spring, Dodgers fans blithely predicted their star-studded and well-financed team would win, say, 125 games.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

The child struggling with them is always there, no matter how bravely or blithely you move on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“Yep, you’re a pathetic-looking bunch, all right,” went on Butler blithely.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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