Blandly
1Blandly — Bland ly, adv. In a bland manner; mildly; suavely. [1913 Webster] …
2blandly — [[t]blæ̱ndli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way. Shouldn t you spend a little more time on it? Sylvia asked blandly... The nurse smiled blandly …
3blandly — bland ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. 2) (of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning. DERIVATIVES blandly adverb blandness noun. ORIGIN Latin blandus soft, smooth …
4blandly — adverb in a bland manner (Freq. 2) his blandly incompetent attempts • Derived from adjective: ↑bland …
5blandly — adverb see bland …
6blandly — See bland. * * * …
7blandly — adverb In a bland manner …
8blandly — adv. mildly, benignly; in a nondescript manner, in a boring manner …
9blandly — bland·ly …
10blandly — See: bland …
