blankly
adv/ˈblæŋk.li/
Etymology From blank + -ly.
1
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.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 111:
- "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.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
1 more example
- Whitely (that is, purely, blankly, and voidly), the moon cleanses the world of human industry — almost.2008, Clayton Eshleman, The Grindstone of Rapport: A Clayton Eshleman Reader, page 417: