BLITHE, BLITHELY
ADJECTIVES
1590 ► BUXOM blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay → arch.
1596 ► JUCUND blithe, gay, sprightly, light-hearted; pleasant, delightful → obs.
1598 ► GAYSOME blithe, buoyant, cheerful; full of gaiety
1825 ► EEKFOW blithe, having an affable demeanour → obs.
1911 ► BLAITH → BLIDE blithe, glad → Sc. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
1300 ► GAMELY blithely, joyfully, playfully, excellently → obs.
1721 ► CANTILY blithely, cheerfully, cheerily → Sc.
1732 ► HEARTSOMELY blithely, cheerily, merrily, joyously → Sc.
VERBS
1862 ► WALTZ to move blithely, lightly, trippingly, nimbly or in a sprightly and self-assured manner → colloq.
L19.. ► WALTZ ALONG → WALTZ AROUND → WALTZ IN; WALTZ INTO → WALTZ OFF → WALTZ UP to move blithely, lightly, unconcernedly → sl.
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