US /ˈstuːpədˌliː/
adv Freq #21944

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a stupid manner

    They had stupidly bought a one way ticket.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a stupid manner.

    She was so modest, so expressive, she had looked so soft in her thin white gown that he felt he had acted stupidly.

  3. 3
    adv

    To an extreme or excessive degree; absurdly.

    He is so—so proud of his money, and thinks every one ought to be as stupidly rich as he is himself.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a stupid manner denselydoltishlydumblyobtusely
2 adv · in a stupid manner. carelesslyfoolishlyirresponsibly
3 adv · to an extreme or excessive... absurdly

Etymology

From stupid + -ly.

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