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blankly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈblæŋk.li/

Etymology

Etymology tree English blank Middle English -ly English -ly English blankly From blank + -ly.

Meanings

  1. in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
    • Whitely (that is, purely, blankly, and voidly), the moon cleanses the world of human industry — almost. 2008, Clayton Eshleman, The Grindstone of Rapport: A Clayton Eshleman Reader, page 417:
    • His face was a fair weakness, his chin retreated, and his hair lay in crisp, almost flaxen curls on his low forehead; his eyes were rather large, pale blue, and blankly staring. 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 111:
    • "Good heavens!" exclaimed Colonel Aynosforde, "there is a stone out. I knew nothing of this." As he spoke the solid block of masonry slid back into its place and the wall became as blankly impenetrable as before. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

Forms

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most blankly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more blankly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (3)

bg безучастно (in a blank manner) · fi ilmeettömästi (in a blank manner) · bg безстрастно (in a blank manner)