blindly

adverbattested in dialogue

//ˈblaɪndli//

In a blind manner; without sight.

adverb

1
In a blind manner; without sight.
I stumbled blindly through the forest, branches whipping at my face.
2
Without consideration or question.
1940 March 19, Albert Einstein, letter to Morris Raphael Cohen The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.
Human, "To hate blindly is as dangerous as to trust blindly." An old angaran proverb, one of many I have forgotten somewhere along the way.

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”).

Forms

comparative: more blindly
superlative: most blindly

blindfold · A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light…blindfolded · Wearing a blindfold blinding · Very bright (as if to cause blindness).

blindly · In a blind manner; without sight.

blindness · The condition of being blind; unable to see.bling · An ostentatious display of richness or style.blink · To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

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