What does blankly mean?
Blankly means in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression..
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/ˈblæŋk.li/ · adverb
in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression..
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.
Use blankly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blankly means in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression..
Common synonyms include without expression.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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