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English Dictionary: stupidly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stupidly
adv
  1. in a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket"
    Synonym(s): stupidly, doltishly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stupid \Stu"pid\, a. [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied:
      cf. F. stupide.]
      1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in
            understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; --
            said of persons.
  
                     O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As
                     to forsake the living God!                  --Milton.
  
                     With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he
                     stood.                                                --Thomson.
  
      2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without
            skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.
  
                     Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in
                     corrupted times.                                 --Swift.
  
      Syn: Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish;
               sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- {Stu"pid*ly}, adv.
               -- {Stu"pid*ness}, n.
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