blindly

Everyday

1. Blindly means without looking, or without being able to see. tree →
2. Blindly means without thinking first, or without asking questions, like blindly following someone. tree →

In the lessons

in chance problems: picking blindly from a bag means picking without looking; in everyday life and safety: do not blindly trust a stranger or a website, check first; in stories someone feels blindly along a dark wall

Examples

• She takes a ball blindly from the bag. tree →
• He picks a sock blindly. tree →
• How many must he take blindly to be sure of a pair? tree →
• Do not answer blindly. tree →
• In the dark cave, Tom felt blindly for the wall. tree →
• Don't blindly believe everything you read online. tree →
• The puppy followed its mother blindly. tree →
• He ran blindly into the fog. tree →
• He picked himself up and ran, and was knocked down, and ran again blindly, butting into trees and stones. tree →

Note

Picking without looking: think of the worst case. Trap: to be sure of two of one colour, take one more than the number of colours. Adverb of «blind» (+ -ly). «Blindly» about trust means without checking.