sightlessly

sightlessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English sight
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English sightless
English -ly
English sightlessly

    From sightless + -ly.

    Adverb

    sightlessly (comparative more sightlessly, superlative most sightlessly)

    1. In a sightless manner; blindly.
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