BLOODLESSLY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

bloodlessly

adverb

as in lazily

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Adverb

The Roamer rolled lazily in the light swell that was coming in from the open lake, and our rod tips dipped and rose, but nobody got a strike.

— JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of lazily

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The show’s interests are theoretically in a nuclear family gradually coming back together, though even that theme is halfheartedly pursued.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 16 July 2026
At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of halfheartedly

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Up front, the delicately tapered nose hints at two of Maranello’s greatest hits from the 1980s, the 512 BBi and the Testarossa.

— Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
And as Maruša pushes back her departure again and again, Alja’s behavior becomes more erratic — dark and deeply sad revelations that Menart tempers with a delicately irreverent sense of humor.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of delicately

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Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
There’s no way to stop parents from allowing their children to stare listlessly at a screen, but state lawmakers, school board members, administrators and teachers can impact what goes on during the school day.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

Definition of listlessly

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The soil should be moist, faintly acid smelling, from its infusion of decayed compost.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Suddenly, her parents’ cheerful transparency—their coarse jokes, their eagerness to name things that should not be named—appeared to Nidhi in a faintly embarrassing light.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of faintly

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Their approaches from the weekend flash in front of them, each one shakily filmed from a distance by Artisan.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.

— Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of shakily

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