baldly

Variant of bald

bald definition

bald (bôld)

adjective

  1. having white fur or feathers on the head, as some animals and birds
  2. having no hair on all or part of the scalp
  3. not covered by natural growth bald hills
  4. having the tread nearly or completely worn off a bald tire
  5. bare; plain; unadorned the bald facts
  6. frank and blunt a bald statement

Etymology: ME balled, assoc. with bal, ball, but prob. ult. < IE base *bhel-, gleaming, white > Gr phalos, white, phalakros, bald, OPrus ballo, forehead

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