blandly
- adverb
- /blændli/
- "What can I do for you?" His expression remained blandly pleasant and unconcerned.
And I, I, I wasn't, it was like every emotion was like I was blandly blank.
- And I, I, I wasn't, it was like every emotion was like I was blandly blank.
- So if you don't want the problem to come with yours, I'll blandly take workout payment plan.
Examples
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Should I call her Aunt Mary?" I blandly asked.
Fiction book (1995) -
The waiter spoke blandly, giving no indication of what the special was.
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"Why did she want to see you?" She looked at me blandly.
Fiction book (1994) -
"If you say so," the big fair man said blandly.
Fiction book (2001) -
"I do live as other humans do," she replied, blandly refusing to see what I was getting at.
Fiction book (2000) -
The further apart they grew, the more blandly cheerful she acted.
Fiction book (1997) -
The prosecutor, a woman of about forty, gives her closing argument blandly.
Fiction book (1995) -
Vogel blandly states that Africans themselves now make up a large part of the market.
Academic text (1993) -
For the most part, the essays are blandly descriptive, based on secondary literature and lacking in focus.
Blog text (7) -
I looked hard at Earl, trying to project my suspicions mentally, but he was gazing blandly out at the room.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
With little feeling or energy
Showing no interest or care
In a way that shows no feeling or reaction
In a boring way that shows little interest or energy
In a way that makes people lose interest
In a way that shows little energy or interest
In a dull, repeated way that is not interesting
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
In a way that shows little interest
In a calm way that does not show feelings
In a weak, ordinary way that does not impress people
In a way that shows little interest or energy
In a boring way that does not keep people's attention
In a dull way that shows no interest
In a dull way that does not interest people
In a way that does not stay in your mind
In a dull, boring way with little interest
In a dull, boring way that makes people lose interest
In a dull way without life or interest
In a dull, tired way that shows little energy
In a pale, weak way with little energy
In a slow, tired way showing little energy
In a way that shows no interest or concern
In a serious, calm way without showing excitement
In a way that shows no feeling on the face
Antonyms
How Bland
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blandly comes from bland, which comes from the Latin blandus meaning 'smooth' or 'flattering'. So to speak blandly is to speak in a soft, smooth way that shows no strong feeling or interest.