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baldly

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːldli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bald /bɔld/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est. 
  1. having little or no hair on the head.
  2. [before a noun] without ornament;
    blunt: a bald lie.
bald•ly, adv. 
bald•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bald  (bôld),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having little or no hair on the scalp:a bald head; a bald person.
  2. destitute of some natural growth or covering:a bald mountain.
  3. lacking detail;
    bare;
    plain;
    unadorned:a bald prose style.
  4. open;
    undisguised:a bald lie.
  5. Zoologyhaving white on the head:the bald eagle.
  6. Automotive(of a tire) having the tread completely worn away.

v.i. 
  1. to become bald.

n. 
  1. Dialect Terms(often cap.) [Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
  • Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent. to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed3 1250–1300
bald′ish, adj. 
bald′ly, adv. 
bald′ness, n. 
    4. bare, barefaced, flagrant, patent, utter, out-and-out, downright, flat-out.
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