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adverb
1.
without expression or understanding: She stared blankly at her inquisitors.
2.
in every respect; totally; fully: He blankly denied ever saying such a thing.
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Blankly
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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World English Dictionary
| blank (blæŋk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a writing surface) bearing no marks; not written on |
| 2. | (of a form, etc) with spaces left for details to be filled in |
| 3. | without ornament or break; unrelieved: a blank wall |
| 4. | not filled in; empty; void: a blank space |
| 5. | exhibiting no interest or expression: a blank look |
| 6. | lacking understanding; confused: he looked blank even after the explanations |
| 7. | absolute; complete: blank rejection |
| 8. | devoid of ideas or inspiration: his mind went blank in the exam |
| 9. | unproductive; barren |
| —n | |
| 10. | an emptiness; void; blank space |
| 11. | an empty space for writing in, as on a printed form |
| 12. | a printed form containing such empty spaces |
| 13. | something characterized by incomprehension or mental confusion: my mind went a complete blank |
| 14. | a mark, often a dash, in place of a word, esp a taboo word |
| 15. | short for blank cartridge |
| 16. | a plate or plug used to seal an aperture |
| 17. | a piece of material prepared for stamping, punching, forging, etc |
| 18. | archery the white spot in the centre of a target |
| 19. | draw a blank |
| a. to choose a lottery ticket that fails to win | |
| b. to get no results from something | |
| —vb | |
| 20. | ( |
| 21. | slang to ignore or be unresponsive towards (someone): the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers |
| 22. | to forge, stamp, punch, or cut (a piece of material) in preparation for forging, die-stamping, or drawing operations |
| 23. | ( |
| 24. | informal (US), (Canadian) to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game |
| [C15: from Old French blanc white, of Germanic origin; related to Old English blanca a white horse] | |
| 'blankly | |
| —adv | |
| 'blankness | |
| —n | |
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