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blitheringly

blitheringly adverb: in a crazy or foolish manner.

Adverb

blitheringly (comparative more blitheringly, superlative most blitheringly)

  1. In a crazy or foolish manner.
    • As ever, I blame 1970s experimentalists: never in modern times since that decade’s architecture can an idea have gone so blitheringly wrong nor been adhered to with such tenacity in the face of all contrary evidence than in the fragile sphere of education.2015 August 23, Euan Ferguson, “The week in TV: The Scandalous Lady W, School Swap: The Class Divide, Show Me a Hero, Britain’s Spending Secrets, Natural World”, in The Observer

Forms of blitheringly

comparativemore blitheringly
superlativemost blitheringly

Origin of blitheringly

From blithering + -ly.

Questions about blitheringly

What does blitheringly mean?
Blitheringly means in a crazy or foolish manner.
What part of speech is blitheringly?
Blitheringly is an adverb.

Words near blitheringly in the dictionary

  1. blithens
  2. blither
  3. blithered
  4. blitherer
  5. blithering
  6. blitheringly
  7. blitherings
  8. blithers
  9. blithesome
  10. blithesomely
  11. blithesomeness

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