/ ˈblɪðərɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) complete :
He was a blithering idiot .
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from blither , a variant spelling of blather + -ing .
/ ˈblɪðərɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) complete :
He was a blithering idiot .
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from blither , a variant spelling of blather + -ing .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005