blindly

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈblaɪndli/ See IPA manual

Freq #14373

Meanings

1

adv
Without being able to see, or without looking.

I felt around blindly for the light switch in the dark.
2

adv
Without thinking carefully or asking questions.

Don't blindly follow what others tell you to do.

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Synonyms

1 adv · without being able to see,... sightlessly

2 adv · without thinking carefully... unthinkingly

Etymology

From Middle English blindly, blyndly, from Old English blindlīċe (“in a blind manner; blindly; rashly”), equivalent to blind + -ly. Cognate with Swedish blindligt (“blindly”), Icelandic blindlega (“blindly”). Compare also West Frisian blindich (“blindly”), Dutch blindelings (“blindly”), German blindlings (“blindly”).

blindly Middle English blindlīċe Old English

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# blindly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈblaɪndli/
**Frequency rank:** 14373

## Meanings
1. Without being able to see, or without looking.
2. Without thinking carefully or asking questions.

## Examples
- I felt around blindly for the light switch in the dark.
- Don't blindly follow what others tell you to do.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blindly
- Root: blindlīċe

## Etymology
From Middle English blindly, blyndly, from Old English blindlīċe (“in a blind manner; blindly; rashly”), equivalent to blind + -ly. Cognate with Swedish blindligt (“blindly”), Icelandic blindlega (“blindly”). Compare also West Frisian blindich (“blindly”), Dutch blindelings (“blindly”), German blindlings (“blindly”).

## AI Etymology
Blindly comes from Middle English blindly, blyndly, from Old English blindlīċe (“in a blind manner; blindly; rashly”), equivalent to blind + -ly. Cognate with Swedish blindligt (“blindly”), Icelandic blindlega (“blindly”). Compare also West Frisian blindich (“blindly”), Dutch blindelings (“blindly”), German blindlings (“blindly”).

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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