English Explanatory Dictionary

blindly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a blind manner; without sight.
  2. Without consideration or question.

Pronunciation

/ˈblaɪndli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-blindly.wav

Word forms

blindly more blindly most blindly

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”).

Synonyms

eyelessly sightlessly unthinkingly
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