blindinglyblind‧ing‧ly /ˈblaɪndɪŋli/ adverb 
It was blindingly obvious that Max wasn’t interested.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- blindingly beautiful scenery
- My brother's dislike for my wife became blindingly clear last month at a wedding reception.
- Above them a tremendous white fireball blossomed, like the unfolding of a vast paper flower, but now blindingly bright.
- But the blindingly obvious fad is that no one is around to be disturbed.
- But what they have in common is something both blindingly simple to name and blindingly difficult to think about.
- Doc Croc's Outrageous Adventure isn't the most blindingly original platform outing, but it's certainly no turkey.
- In which case the reason was blindingly obvious.
- Is it not all blindingly obvious?
- It is blindingly obvious that there is not enough money in its coffers to finance the public spending programme.
- To begin with the variety of the subject was so dazzling, at times blindingly so.
Longman Language Activatorextremely obvious and impossible not to notice
: unmistakable sight/sound/smell etc · The secretary of state said the measures are designed to send the regime a clear and unmistakable signal.· the unmistakable sounds of mariachi music
informal so obvious that it is impossible not to notice: · The reason she stopped smoking is perfectly obvious: she's pregnant.· a blindingly obvious mistake
if you say that a fact speaks for itself , you mean it shows that something is so obviously good or obviously bad that you do not need to tell people how good or bad it is: · The quality of our products speaks for itself.· The fact that so many parents refuse to send their children to the school speaks for itself.
formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them: · The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied.· self-evident truthsit is self-evident that: · It is self-evident to most people that the government is under no obligation to finance the arts.
British informal you say it sticks or stands out a mile when you think that someone's character, feelings, or background are obvious: · I'm absolutely sure he's a retired army officer. It sticks out a mile.· You can see he's desperately jealous. It stands out a mile.
you say it sticks or stands out like a sore thumb when something looks very different from everything around it: · I'm not going to the party dressed like this - I'd stick out like a sore thumb.
you say that you only have to look at something, read something etc when you think something is so obvious that anybody will notice it: · You only have to look at Turner's later oil paintings to see what a genius he was.· You just have to look at family photos from that time to see that there was a lot of sadness and bitterness over my parents' divorce.
if you say that a fact or feeling is written all over someone's face you mean that you can see, just by looking at the expression on their face, that it is true: · You're in love with him. It's written all over your face.· When Joey opened the package and saw that it wasn't a fire engine, the disappointment was written all over his face.
you say you can't miss it when you are giving someone directions to a place that is very easy to find or notice: · Their house is on the left. It has a pink door. You can't miss it.
if something such as a solution to a problem is staring you in the face , it is very obvious - use this especially when someone does not notice or realize something even though it is very obvious: · The solution was staring me in the face.· The answer had been staring him in the face for months.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It was blindingly obvious that Max wasn’t interested.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
very or extremely: It was blindingly obvious that Max wasn’t interested. (=extremely obvious)· The cause of her problems is glaringly obvious.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· In which case the reason was blindingly obvious.· Is it not all blindingly obvious?· But the blindingly obvious fad is that no one is around to be disturbed.· It is blindingly obvious that there is not enough money in its coffers to finance the public spending programme.
It was blindingly obvious that Max wasn’t interested.