Stupidly
['stjʊpɪdli]
Definition
(adv.) in a stupid manner; 'he had stupidly bought a one way ticket'.
Edited by Georgina--From WordNet
Examples
- He gazed stupidly about him for an instant, and obeyed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It seems possible that business has had to control politics because its laws were so stupidly obstructive. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But Rome went on its way quite stupidly, oblivious to the growth of a newer and more powerful piracy in the north. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was possessed by, and was the property of--him as I have made mention on,' said Riderhood, stupidly evading the actual mention of the name. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The merits of such a light work as this, stupidly says he, is, that it is written without study, and naturally, and just as you converse. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The soldiers looked stupidly at each other and at me, and shook their heads and took me into custody. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Nothing is so boring, so inherently stupid and stupidly conceited. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- This must have happened many times, and each time _but once_ the fire-maker may have muttered something under his breath, gone after his spindle, and then settled down stupidly to his work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Isn't it fairer to look at them both as opportunities, which may be used either stupidly or intelligently, according to the capacity of the user? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Edited by Georgina