BALDLY

baldly

(adverb) in a bald manner; ā€œthis book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work.ā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

baldly (comparative more baldly, superlative most baldly)

In a bald manner.

Anagrams

• Dyball

Source: Wiktionary


Bald"ly, adv.

Definition: Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly.

BALD

Bald, a. Etym: [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p.p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. sq. root85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.]

1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak. On the bald top of an eminence. Wordsworth.

2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal. In the preface to his own bald translation. Dryden.

3. Undisguised. " Bald egotism." Lowell.

4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. [Obs.]

5. (Bot.)

Definition: Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat.

6. (Zoƶl.) (a) Destitute of the natural covering. (b) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced. Bald buzzard (Zoƶl.), the fishhawk or osprey.

– Bald coot (Zoƶl.), a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

1 May 2025

ECONOMIC

(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; ā€œeconomic growthā€; ā€œaspects of social, political, and economical lifeā€


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

coffee icon