blankly
English
Etymology
blank + -ly
Adverb
blankly (comparative more blankly, superlative most blankly)
- in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
- 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 111:
- His face was a fair weakness, his chin retreated, and his hair lay in crisp, almost flaxen curls on his low forehead; his eyes were rather large, pale blue, and blankly staring.
- 2008, Clayton Eshleman, The Grindstone of Rapport: A Clayton Eshleman Reader (page 417)
- Whitely (that is, purely, blankly, and voidly), the moon cleanses the world of human industry — almost.
-
Translations
in a blank manner
|