Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an oblivious manner; forgetfully.
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- adverb In an
oblivious manner.
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Examples
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ÂWhether it's buying Louboutins because you're in Paris, jewelry you'd never buy at home, looking the wrong way when crossing the street in London, or obliviously wandering into bad neighborhoods, a gal needs to keep her wits about her.
Rosalyn Hoffman: Travel Tips to Keep You Covered Rosalyn Hoffman 2011
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But the cows step around him and the boy obliviously ambles off.
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Later, when the two sages were obliviously engrossed in a heated battle as to whether Berlioz or Beethoven had exposited in their compositions the deeper intellect,
CHAPTER XI 2010
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Whether it's buying Louboutins because you're in Paris, jewelry you'd never buy at home, looking the wrong way when crossing the street in London, or obliviously wandering into bad neighborhoods, a gal needs to keep her wits about her.
Rosalyn Hoffman: Travel Tips to Keep You Covered Rosalyn Hoffman 2011
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But while drivers have been cautioned to stop yakking on the phone, they had better be on the lookout for texters or cellphone-using pedestrians who step obliviously into traffic.
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If it was an obliviously anti-gay game, sure I would be pissed I spent 15$ on it but since it is not I stand by my purchase.
A Complex Shadow SVGL 2009
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So you end up with, in this alone, people like Steven Berkoff and Jeremy obliviously.
Morgan Glennon: The Borgias' David Oakes Interview: Part Two Morgan Glennon 2011
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So you end up with, in this alone, people like Steven Berkoff and Jeremy obliviously.
Morgan Glennon: The Borgias' David Oakes Interview: Part Two Morgan Glennon 2011
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When I arrived there a few minutes later, my dad was obliviously trimming bushes.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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Here the monumental stasis of social realist statues contrasts with everyday life that passes them by, seemingly obliviously.
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