blindly
adv. manner B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫaɪndɫi// UK //blˈaɪndli// blind·ly
adv. without looking or without thinking carefully. You use this when someone acts without seeing the truth or checking the facts.
adv. without visual perception; without careful consideration or evidence.
She walked blindly into the dark room.
He accepted the offer blindly without reading the contract terms.
Investors who follow market trends blindly often suffer heavy losses when the economic landscape shifts unexpectedly.
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”).