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Definition of Blithely
1. Adverb. In a joyous manner. "They shouted happily"
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
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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