BLOODLESSLY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

bloodlessly

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as in lazily

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Demis Hassabis has made the same point more bluntly, cautioning that using AI lazily can actually make people worse at critical thinking.

— Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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

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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But Nyong’o delicately keeps her tears at bay, beautifully reflecting the confidence and mettle that A begins to regain by play’s end.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Market value is typically higher than book value for profitable companies, but Boeing and Lockheed’s earnings suggest that ULA’s finances are, to put it delicately, fragile.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of delicately

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Lady Holiday listlessly turns the pages, barely glancing at Miss Piggy in various outfits.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of listlessly

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Elsewhere, stoles stole the show, particular those draped languidly over the shoulder or fashioned as cummerbunds.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
On a windy afternoon, a family packs a beach bag, perhaps for the last time, and languidly walks towards the coast.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of languidly

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The film is Bullock’s first in four years, and critics are ever-so-faintly praising her return to the big screen.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of faintly

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Kovacik shakily asked Silverman who the helicopter belonged to.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 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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