blankly

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English

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Etymology

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From blank +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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blankly (comparative more blankly, superlative most blankly)

  1. in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
    • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 111:
      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.
    • 2008, Clayton Eshleman, The Grindstone of Rapport: A Clayton Eshleman Reader, page 417:
      Whitely (that is, purely, blankly, and voidly), the moon cleanses the world of human industry — almost.

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