blithely

adv

/ˈblaɪðli/UK

Etymology

From Middle English blythely, blyþely, bliþeliche, from Old English blīþelīċe (“gladly, blithely”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Dutch blijdelijk. By surface analysis, blithe + -ly.

inherited from blīþelīċe — “gladly, blithely”
inherited from blythely

Definitions

1
Without care, concern, or consideration.
- As the bombs fell on the city, the woman blithely continued with her chores.
In a joyful, carefree manner.
In a kind manner.

The neighborhood

neighborblithe
neighborblitheful
neighborblithefully
neighborblithefulness
neighborblithen
neighborblitheness
neighborblithesome

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blithely. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA