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blankly

/ˈblæŋk.li/

blankly adverb: in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.

Adverb

blankly (comparative more blankly, superlative most blankly)

  1. in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
    • 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.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 111
    • "Good heavens!" exclaimed Colonel Aynosforde, "there is a stone out. I knew nothing of this." As he spoke the solid block of masonry slid back into its place and the wall became as blankly impenetrable as before.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

blankly meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

blankly in Tamil

பரக்கப்பரக்க, முகபாவமேயில்லாமல், மொட்டையாக, பட்டென்று, உணர்ச்சியில்லாமல்

blankly in Urdu

کورے پن سے

blankly in Malayalam

മനസ്സിലാകാത്തവണ്ണം, മ്ലാനമായി

Forms of blankly

comparativemore blankly
superlativemost blankly

Origin of blankly

From blank + -ly.

Questions about blankly

What does blankly mean?
Blankly means in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
What is blankly in Tamil?
Blankly in Tamil is பரக்கப்பரக்க, முகபாவமேயில்லாமல், மொட்டையாக. See Blankly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blankly?
Blankly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce blankly?
Blankly is pronounced /ˈblæŋk.li/.

Words near blankly in the dictionary

  1. blankish
  2. blankity
  3. blankless
  4. Blankley
  5. Blankleys
  6. blankly
  7. blankness
  8. blanknesses
  9. Blankney
  10. blankout
  11. blankouts

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: blankly (page history and authors); blankly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blankly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blankly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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