Definition of Blithely

1. Adverb. In a joyous manner. "They shouted happily"

Exact synonyms: Gayly, Happily, Jubilantly, Merrily, Mirthfully
Partainyms: Blithe, Gay, Happy, Jubilant, Merry, Mirthful
Antonyms: Unhappily

Definition of Blithely

1. adv. In a blithe manner.

Definition of Blithely

1. Adverb. Without care, concern, or consideration. ¹

2. Adverb. In a joyful, carefree manner. ¹

3. Adverb. (obsolete) In a kind manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blithely

1. blithe [adv] - See also: blithe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blithely

blister pack
blister rust
blistered
blistering
blistering agent
blistering collodion
blisteringly
blisterlike
blisters
blistery
blit
blite
blites
blithe
blitheful
blithely (current term)
blitheness
blither
blithered
blithering
blithers
blithesome
blithesomely
blithest
blits
blittable
blitted
blitter
blitters
blitting

Literary usage of Blithely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century: Poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"... did ne'er so blithely mark The first notes of the morning lark. Come town ward rushing on ; First, dead, as if on turf it trode, Then, clattering 011 ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"I believe in those days I could have gone into the fire As blithely as the golden-girdled bee Sucks io the poppy's sleepy flower for the sate of my ..."

3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"... this enchanting morn 1 The lark is blithely revelling now, Amid the golden corn: I've dash'd the dew-drop from the rose, And robbed the lily's bank ..."

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