"blindfoldly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more blindfoldly [comparative], most blindfoldly [superlative]
Etymology: blindfold + -ly Etymology templates: {{suf|en|blindfold|ly}} blindfold + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} blindfoldly (comparative more blindfoldly, superlative most blindfoldly)
  1. (archaic or India) Synonym of blindfold (“blindly; without due thought or caution”) Tags: India, archaic Synonyms: blindfold [synonym, synonym-of]
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