"unthinkingly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more unthinkingly [comparative], most unthinkingly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English unthinking Middle English -ly English -ly English unthinkingly From unthinking + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|unthinking|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English unthinking Middle English -ly English -ly English unthinkingly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "unthinkingly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="unthinkingly"> From unthinking + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} unthinkingly (comparative more unthinkingly, superlative most unthinkingly)
  1. In an unthinking manner. Translations (in an unthinking manner): impensadament (Catalan), bezmyšlenkovitě (Czech), klakkeloos (Dutch), ajattelemattomasti (Finnish), αβασάνιστα (avasánista) (Greek), bezrozumnie (Polish), bezmyślnie (Polish), bezrefleksyjnie (Polish), безду́мно (bezdúmno) (Russian)
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