blankly
/ˈblæŋk.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""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."
- "Whitely (that is, purely, blankly, and voidly), the moon cleanses the world of human industry — almost."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more blankly (comparative)
most blankly (superlative)