blanketly

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adverb

In a blanket manner: in a manner that covers or encompasses all of the things under consideration (sometimes despite differences among the various things).

“to blanketly apply a rule”

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Meanings

adverbblanketly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a blanket manner: in a manner that covers or encompasses all of the things under consideration (sometimes despite differences among the various things).

    to blanketly apply a rule

    1 more example

    That foul culpability went unaddressed by John Paul II. Not so much glossed over as blanketly ignored.

    2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 161

Origin

From blanket + -ly.

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APA

blanketly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanketly

MLA

“blanketly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanketly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blanketly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanketly.

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