释义
[ blahyth -lee, blahyth -lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈblaɪð li, ˈblaɪθ li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb without much thought, concern, or care:I blithely went ahead with my project without really considering the impact it would have on my career.
in a joyous or happy way; cheerfully or lightheartedly:Left to my own devices I would blithely live the rest of my days imagining new recipes and tweaking old ones.
Origin of blithely blithe + -ly
Words nearby blithely blister steel, blistery, B.Lit., blite, blithe, blithely , blithering, blithesome, B.Litt., blitz, blitzed
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Example sentences from the Web for blithely Everyone was nice,” says my mother, blithely , “and we all felt very safe.
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“They put me naked on the cover of the July 2010 calendar,” Harris says, blithely .
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But they are ill prepared and blithely ignorant of the mechanics of practical politics—let alone state making.
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That is simply not something that can be blithely ignored or belittled.
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But he blithely left that city to its fate and sped eastward.
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His conscience acquitted him blithely , and his spirits soared skyward.
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No commercial traveler at a familiar hotel could have been more jauntily and blithely at home.
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So he held his peace, and the feast went on merrily and blithely .
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Words related to blithely willingly, brightly, optimistically, gaily, happily, merrily, gladly, pleasantly, readily, genially, gleefully, joyfully, playfully, splendidly, brilliantly, cheerfully, colorfully, flamboyantly, warmly, cordially