Blithely
['blaiðli]
Definition
(adv.) In a blithe manner.
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Examples
- I sing the song as 'twas sung to me, said the Count blithely, balancing himself on one foot. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- How blithely she sang that evening, and how they all laughed at her because she woke Amy in the night by playing the piano on her face in her sleep. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- That will I do blithely, replied the Pilgrim, and without guerdon; my oath, for a time, prohibits me from touching gold. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There was a long pause, while a blackbird sung blithely on the willow by the river, and the tall grass rustled in the wind. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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