- (in connection with flying) without being able to see; using instruments onlyWhich Word? blind / blindlyblind / 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’. The adverb blind is mainly used in the context of flying and means ‘without being able to see’, ‘using instruments only’.
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
See blind in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryblind drunk
- extremely drunk
- He came home blind drunk.
rob somebody blind
- (informal) to cheat or trick somebody so that they lose a lot of money
- You can’t trust them. They’ll rob you blind as soon as your back is turned.
swear blind
- (informal) to say that something is definitely true
- He swore blind that he’d already paid back the money he owed me.
- He swore blind that you knew all about it.
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