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deafly
adverb
uk /ˈdef.li/ us /ˈdef.li/
disapproving
in a way that shows that you are unwilling to listen:
He deafly subscribes to these beliefs, and is not open to any new ideas.
Sadly, British and other world leaders have been deafly ignoring the deteriorating situation.
in a way that shows that you are unable to hear, either completely or partly:
He proposed a new law that banned drivers from wearing headphones, because motorists were deafly ignoring emergency vehicles.
The baby slept deafly through the whole thing.
He encouraged music lovers to choose not to blindly - or rather deafly - consume whatever music was on offer.
The place was deafly silent, the only sound being her breathing.
Why have they isolated themselves blindly and deafly from current events?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Neglecting and ignoring
aside
beneath the/someone's radaridiom
block something out
brush someone/something off
bury/have your head in the sandidiom
ear
lay
let sleeping dogs lieidiom
look straight/right through someoneidiom
lose the dressing roomidiom
lost
lost in the shuffleidiom
nose
slightingly
snub
someone's back is turnedidiom
step
step on someone
stiff-arm
wink
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