blindly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Without being able to see, or without looking.

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

2. 2
   adv

   Without thinking carefully or asking questions.

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

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”).

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