blankly

1. 1.

   in a blank and uncomprehending manner

   “she stared at him blankly”

Questions about blankly

What does blankly mean?

blankly means "in a blank and uncomprehending manner".

How many syllables are in blankly?

blankly has 2 syllables: blan-kly. The stress falls on "blan". In IPA it is /ˈblæŋkli/.

Is blankly a common word?

blankly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.