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Blithely meaning

  1. Without care, concern, or consideration.
  2. In a joyful, carefree manner.
  3. In a kind manner.

Synonyms of Blithely

happily merrily mirthfully gayly jubilantly with happiness unhappily

Using Blithely

  • The main meaning on this page is: Without care, concern, or consideration. | In a joyful, carefree manner. | In a kind manner.
  • Useful related words include: happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly.
  • In the example corpus, blithely often appears in combinations such as: blithely ignored, blithely unaware, and blithely.

Context around Blithely

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Blithely

  • In this selection, "blithely" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, legislatures, world, johnson, ignored, unaware and squandered stand out and add context to how "blithely" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include beasts and blithely accept their and but johnson blithely threw away. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blithely" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blithely

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

You may be blithely unaware until the moment that a perpetrator starts firing. (13 words)

I am still at a loss as to why this opportunity was so blithely squandered. (15 words)

In matters of sexual misconduct, no federal political organization can blithely assume it is bulletproof. (15 words)

Deputy leader of the Labour group, Cllr Mike Hobday (London Colney), warned: “There have been too many occasions this year when the council has blithely, rashly and unnecessarily rushed into conflicts with the residents whom we were elected to serve. (40 words)

Sarah blithely stumbles smack into the loop despite’ Niles attempts to warn her off, and after going through every single stage of grief in rapid order, resigns herself to spending forever enjoying drunken, meaningless antics in the desert. (38 words)

It is easy to be convinced from the footage that Munawar has been blithely culpable of trying to corrupt the game of cricket and many of the world’s top cricketers in the process. (34 words)

Why does the city blithely allow these protests to disrupt traffic and inconvenience motorists and pedestrians, as well as businesses and their employees and customers? (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

I am still at a loss as to why this opportunity was so blithely squandered.

Previously Democratic legislatures blithely ignored this rule, ruthlessly gerrymandering Republicans out of seats they might otherwise have won, because Democrats believed the state judiciary had no legitimate say over redistricting.

Deputy leader of the Labour group, Cllr Mike Hobday (London Colney), warned: “There have been too many occasions this year when the council has blithely, rashly and unnecessarily rushed into conflicts with the residents whom we were elected to serve.

In 1929, with the world blithely unaware it was on the brink of economic disaster, the frantic party that was "the Roaring '20s" was nearing its end.

To the contrary, well domesticated, we willingly offer ourselves to the corporate beasts and blithely accept their obligatory “Terms of Service” without even blinking.

From a Thatcherite perspective, this amounts to unilateral economic disarmament, but Johnson blithely threw away this huge benefit of Brexit, all in the hope of agreement for agreement’s sake.

Having written about global warming since the 1990s, I'm profoundly accustomed to scientists warning us of dire things to come, while politicians and the media blithely ignore them.

Sarah blithely stumbles smack into the loop despite’ Niles attempts to warn her off, and after going through every single stage of grief in rapid order, resigns herself to spending forever enjoying drunken, meaningless antics in the desert.

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His shot is hit so far it almost takes out a rather oblivious TV technician, who walks on blithely, oblivious to how close he came to being brained.

Why does the city blithely allow these protests to disrupt traffic and inconvenience motorists and pedestrians, as well as businesses and their employees and customers?

You may be blithely unaware until the moment that a perpetrator starts firing.

Eventually I sought the help of my local GP, who blithely and rapidly in a 10-minute consultation prescribed antidepressants.

In matters of sexual misconduct, no federal political organization can blithely assume it is bulletproof.

In Perth's blithely secular suburbs, the Wintons' conversion marked them as outsiders and oddbods.

It is easy to be convinced from the footage that Munawar has been blithely culpable of trying to corrupt the game of cricket and many of the world’s top cricketers in the process.

Rather than blithely barreling into the hybrid cloud, organizations would do well to think carefully before pulling the trigger.

She eventually meets Emily (Lively), a world-weary, louche, blithely snide, stiletto-strutting, Manhattan-based professional fashionista.

The International Crisis Group described U.S. policy in Yemen as a “,” an indication of U.S. ambivalence, that allies blithely ignored, recognizing that U.S. backing would still be forthcoming.

The signage was blithely ignored by a steady stream of locals continuing along without concern or incident.

They are strong advocates for a European Union that erases borders between European countries; so that when a jihadist enters one country he is blithely free to enter another country.

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Common combinations with blithely

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blithely" in a sentence?
An example: "I am still at a loss as to why this opportunity was so blithely squandered." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "blithely" from authentic English texts.
What does "blithely" mean?
Blithely means: Without care, concern, or consideration.
What are synonyms of "blithely"?
Common synonyms of "blithely" include: happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, jubilantly, with happiness, unhappily.
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