- 1without being able to see what you are doing She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room.
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- 2without thinking about what you are doing He wanted to decide for himself instead of blindly following his parents' advice. Which Word?blind / blindly
- There are two adverbs that come from the adjective blind. Blindly means “not being able to see what you are doing” or “not thinking about something”:I think you are being blindly optimistic!The adverb blind is mainly used in the context of flying and means “without being able to see,” “using instruments only”:They were flying blind in the fog over Nantucket.
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