- Stupidly
- 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.
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O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the living God! --Milton. [1913 Webster]
With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he stood. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things. [1913 Webster]
Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- {Stu"pid*ly}, adv. -- {Stu"pid*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.