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blindly

UK/ˈblaɪndli/ US/ˈblaɪndli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

without seeing or looking

  • “he felt around his desk blindly”
2.

without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis

  • “they bought the car blindly”
  • “he picked a wife blindly”

Origin

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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