mindlessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English mindless
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English mindlessly

    From mindless + -ly.

    Adverb

    mindlessly (comparative more mindlessly, superlative most mindlessly)

    1. In a mindless manner.
      • 1996, Robert Cecil Olby, Companion to the history of modern science:
        For that is all there is: material atoms moving mindlessly in the beingless void of space.
      • 2004, Brigid Lowry, Guitar Highway Rose:
        The Nanny is one of Pippa's favourite shows, but tonight the pleasure of mindlessly blobbing out in her usual Sunday-laid-back-luxury style...

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