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sightlessly

/ˈsaɪtləsli/ adv

In a sightless manner; blindly.

Word Origin Sightlessly is the adverb form of sightless — doing something without sight. It comes from sight (Old English siht, from PIE *sek- 'to see') plus -less and -ly. So it means 'in a manner without seeing.' The same root appears in foresee and oversight.

adv In a sightless manner; blindly.

He moved sightlessly through the familiar room.

(副词) 盲目地；摸索地

他在熟悉的房间里摸索着移动。

(adverbio) De manera ciega; **a ciegas**.

Se movió **a ciegas** por la habitación familiar.

(adverbe) à l'aveuglette; à tâtons; en aveugle [D'une manière privée de vue ; à l'aveuglette.]

Il se déplaça sightlessly dans la pièce qu'il connaissait pourtant bien.

(Adverb) blindlings [Auf eine Weise, die ohne Sehvermögen erfolgt; blind.]

Er bewegte sich **sightlessly** durch den vertrauten Raum.

(副詞) 盲目的に；目が見えない状態で

彼は慣れた部屋の中を盲目的に動き回った。

(advérbio) cegamente [De maneira desprovida de visão; cegamente.]

Ele se moveu cegamente pelo cômodo familiar.

Synonyms: blindly eyelessly unseeingly
Word parts: sight + less + ly

Related words

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