blankly

English

Etymology

From blank +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblæŋk.li/

• Audio (General American):

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Adverb

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.

Translations

in a blank manner

• Bulgarian: безстрастно (bg) (bezstrastno), безучастно (bg) (bezučastno)
• Finnish: ilmeettömästi