Blithely and Gradually

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Blithely adverb - In a joyous manner.

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Gradually and blithely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Blithely".

Nearby Words: blithe, blithesome, blither

Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.

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Blithely and gradually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blithely" instead an adverb "Gradually".

Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

The book opens with Hitler blithely wondering why Germany isn't an uninhabitable wasteland as per his Salt the Earth instructions shortly before his actual death, and the man himself gradually worms his way into popularity with the ills of intentions.

Source: Adolf Hitlarious
While the narrative gradually reveals to the reader that the girl is the biological daughter of the now-incarcerated primary antagonist and the now-deceased Brute of said story arc, she herself is blithely unaware.

Source: Dramatic Irony

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