blithelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈblʌɪðli/, U.S.

/ˈblaɪðli/

Forms: Old English blíðelíce, Middle English blyðelice, Middle English bluþeliche, bliðeliche, Middle English bliðe-like, blithlik, blithli, Middle English blythly, blitheliche, Middle English bly-, bliþely, Middle English blithly, 1500s Scottish blyithlye, blyithlyke, 1500s–1700s blythely, 1500s– blithely.

Etymology: < blithe adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. With kindness, benignantly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adverb]

gladlyc900

hightlyOE

blithelyc1000

merryOE

joyfullyc1330

gamelya1375

glada1400

merrilyc1400

joyinglyc1430

gladfully?c1450

joyously1474

deliciously1481

gladsomely1487

mirthfully1508

delightfully?1567

delightingly1602

delightedly1654

on wings1859

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb]

welleOE

blithec1000

blithelyc1000

goodfullya1300

blethelyc1300

milthlyc1300

kindlya1375

benignlyc1380

en-gree14..

homelya1425

benevolently1532

benign1535

obsequiously?1536

kindly1581

kind1592

propitiously1600

kindlily1625

well-meaningly1645

obligingly1646

candidly1650

beneficentlya1717

kindly-like1716

good-naturedly1725

benignantly1791

kindheartedly1803

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) xix. 6 Ða efste he and hine bliþelice onfengc.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xxii. 9109 There the body of the bold blithly was set, Of honerable Ector, as I ere said.

1592 R. Greene Poems 137 Astraea..'Gan blythely comfort me.

2. In a blithe manner; joyfully, joyously, merrily; gladly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb]

gladlyc900

blithec1000

merryOE

blithelyc1175

cheerly1546

cheerily1559

cheerfully1560

heartsomely1637

genially1751

good-humouredly1753

smilingly1806

sunnily1817

riantly1821

sunnily1828

blithesomely1858

blithefully1864

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 23 Þu gast to chirche bluþeliche.

c1230 Hali Meid. 3 Þat..heo him ase fader þe bliðeluker lustni.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3243 Blithli, sir, it sal be don.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 457 He vald ysche fer the blithlyer [1489 Adv. blythlyar].

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. iii. 40 Tell thi awne fadir blythlie Thir tithingis.

?1791 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 598 And blythely awaukens the morrow.

1794 R. Southey To Hymen in Lyric Poems Returning blithely home.

1820 W. Scott Monastery I. ix^*. 272 I listened blithely enough.

3. Heedlessly, carelessly; taking no account of the consequences. Frequently used to intensify following adj. with negative connotation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or heedlessly

unadvised1420

wildly1548

unrespectively1586

regardlessly1590

unheedily1596

unheedfullya1616

disregardfully1640

unmindfullya1653

inadvertently1678

non-attendingly1678

heedlesslya1682

unregardedly1685

inadvertingly1715

inattentively1748

unheedingly1787

slap-bang1829

regardless1872

merrily1906

blithely1921

slap-happily1969

1921 E. O'Neill Diff'rent ii, in Emperor Jones 265 His eyes cannot conceal..a wounded look of bewildered hurt. Emma. (Blithely indifferent to this—pleasantly.)

1978 Economist 22 July 26/1 Mr Carter himself often seems blithely unconcerned with his political ‘image’.

1986 N.Y. Times 18 Aug. a17/1 Andrew Wyeth is an anachronism insofar as he is blithely unconcerned with any of these things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blithely
释义	blithelyadv. Brit. /ˈblʌɪðli/, U.S. /ˈblaɪðli/ Forms: Old English blíðelíce, Middle English blyðelice, Middle English bluþeliche, bliðeliche, Middle English bliðe-like, blithlik, blithli, Middle English blythly, blitheliche, Middle English bly-, bliþely, Middle English blithly, 1500s Scottish blyithlye, blyithlyke, 1500s–1700s blythely, 1500s– blithely. Etymology: < blithe adj. + -ly suffix². †1. With kindness, benignantly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adverb] gladlyc900 hightlyOE blithelyc1000 merryOE joyfullyc1330 gamelya1375 glada1400 merrilyc1400 joyinglyc1430 gladfully?c1450 joyously1474 deliciously1481 gladsomely1487 mirthfully1508 delightfully?1567 delightingly1602 delightedly1654 on wings1859 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] welleOE blithec1000 blithelyc1000 goodfullya1300 blethelyc1300 milthlyc1300 kindlya1375 benignlyc1380 en-gree14.. homelya1425 benevolently1532 benign1535 obsequiously?1536 kindly1581 kind1592 propitiously1600 kindlily1625 well-meaningly1645 obligingly1646 candidly1650 beneficentlya1717 kindly-like1716 good-naturedly1725 benignantly1791 kindheartedly1803 c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) xix. 6 Ða efste he and hine bliþelice onfengc. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xxii. 9109 There the body of the bold blithly was set, Of honerable Ector, as I ere said. 1592 R. Greene Poems 137 Astraea..'Gan blythely comfort me. 2. In a blithe manner; joyfully, joyously, merrily; gladly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] gladlyc900 blithec1000 merryOE blithelyc1175 cheerly1546 cheerily1559 cheerfully1560 heartsomely1637 genially1751 good-humouredly1753 smilingly1806 sunnily1817 riantly1821 sunnily1828 blithesomely1858 blithefully1864 c1175 Lamb. Hom. 23 Þu gast to chirche bluþeliche. c1230 Hali Meid. 3 Þat..heo him ase fader þe bliðeluker lustni. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3243 Blithli, sir, it sal be don. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 457 He vald ysche fer the blithlyer [1489 Adv. blythlyar]. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. iii. 40 Tell thi awne fadir blythlie Thir tithingis. ?1791 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 598 And blythely awaukens the morrow. 1794 R. Southey To Hymen in Lyric Poems Returning blithely home. 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. ix^. 272 I listened blithely enough. 3. Heedlessly, carelessly; taking no account of the consequences. Frequently used to intensify following adj. with negative connotation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or heedlessly unadvised1420 wildly1548 unrespectively1586 regardlessly1590 unheedily1596 unheedfullya1616 disregardfully1640 unmindfullya1653 inadvertently1678 non-attendingly1678 heedlesslya1682 unregardedly1685 inadvertingly1715 inattentively1748 unheedingly1787 slap-bang1829 regardless1872 merrily1906 blithely1921 slap-happily1969 1921 E. O'Neill Diff'rent* ii, in Emperor Jones 265 His eyes cannot conceal..a wounded look of bewildered hurt. Emma. (Blithely indifferent to this—pleasantly.) 1978 Economist 22 July 26/1 Mr Carter himself often seems blithely unconcerned with his political ‘image’. 1986 N.Y. Times 18 Aug. a17/1 Andrew Wyeth is an anachronism insofar as he is blithely unconcerned with any of these things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1000
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