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blythely

blythely is the obsolete spelling of blithely.

Meaning of blithely

Adverb

blithely (comparative more blithely, superlative most blithely)

  1. Without care, concern, or consideration.
    • As the bombs fell on the city, the woman blithely continued with her chores.
  2. In a joyful, carefree manner.
    Synonyms:
    gladly, joyfully, merrily
  3. (obsolete) In a kind manner.

Questions about blythely

What is blythely the obsolete spelling of?
Blythely is the obsolete spelling of blithely.

Words near blythely in the dictionary

  1. Blyth's reed warblers
  2. Blythburgh
  3. blythe
  4. Blythe Bridge
  5. Blythedale
  6. blythely
  7. Blythes
  8. Blytheville
  9. Blythewood
  10. Blythswood
  11. Blyton

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Adapted from Wiktionary: blythely (page history and authors); blithely (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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