stupidly
English
Etymology
stupid + -ly
Adverb
stupidly (comparative more stupidly, superlative most stupidly)
- In a stupid manner.
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 26:
- She was so modest, so expressive, she had looked so soft in her thin white gown that he felt he had acted stupidly.
- 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154:
- "Don't we behave just as stupidly in our pursuit of happiness - don't we?" Simpson nodded dejectedly.
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- To an extreme or excessive degree; absurdly.
- 1898, Fox Russell, “Outridden”, in Fores's Sporting Notes and Sketches, volume 15:
- He is so—so proud of his money, and thinks every one ought to be as stupidly rich as he is himself.
- 2011, Amy Kernahan, Orion is Upside Down:
- As well as being stupidly hungry I had a raging thirst.
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Synonyms
- (in a stupid manner): carelessly, foolishly, irresponsibly
- (to an extreme degree): absurdly, ridiculously, See Thesaurus:extremely
Translations
in a stupid manner
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