blindly

Variant of blind

adjective

  1. without the power of sight; unable to see; sightless
  2. of or for sightless persons
  3. not able or willing to notice, understand, or judge
  4. done without adequate directions or knowledge: a blind search
  5. having certain information concealed or withheld intentionally: a blind ad, a blind test
  6. disregarding evidence, sound logic, etc.: blind love, blind faith
  7. reckless; unreasonable
  8. out of sight; hard to see; hidden: a blind driveway
  9. dense; impenetrable: a blind hedge
  10. closed at one end: a blind duct
  11. not controlled by intelligence: blind destiny
    1. insensible
    2. Slang drunk
  12. illegible; indistinct: a blind letter
  13. not bearing flowers or fruit: said of an imperfectly developed plant
  14. guided only by flight instruments, as in a storm: a blind landing
  15. Archit. having no opening: a blind wall
  16. Bookbinding designating stamping or tooling done without ink or foil

Origin: ME & OE: see blend

transitive verb

  1. to make sightless
  2. to make temporarily unable to see; dazzle
  3. to deprive of the power of insight or judgment
  4. to make dim; obscure
  5. to outshine or eclipse
  6. to hide or conceal

noun

  1. anything that obscures or prevents sight
    1. anything that keeps out light, as a window shade or shutter
    2. Venetian blind
  2. ☆ a place of concealment, as for a hunter; ambush
    1. a person or thing used to deceive or mislead; decoy
    2. a person who, while appearing to act out of self-interest, really acts on behalf of another

adverb

  1. blindly; specif., so as to be blind, insensible, etc.
  2. recklessly
  3. guided only by flight instruments: to fly blind
  4. sight unseen: to buy a thing blind

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