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单词 stupidly
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Definition of stupidly in English:

stupidly

adverbˈstjuːpɪdliˈst(j)upədli
  • 1In a way that lacks intelligence or common sense.

    I admit that I have acted stupidly
    we'd stupidly forgotten to book a cab
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They spend their lives digging up evidence against corporations because some consumers stupidly misused their products.
    • I remember it was on telly 10 years ago, but I stupidly taped over it.
    • I stupidly announced to my friends that I was writing a novel.
    • He behaves, like most teenagers, quite stupidly.
    • They can snap up great investments at bargain prices because the rest of us are stupidly following the crowd.
    1. 1.1 In a dazed manner suggesting the inability to think clearly.
      I gazed stupidly at him
      his eyes were vacant and he smiled stupidly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I stand stupidly at the door and stare at the chaos.
      • She stood stupidly staring at the faces around her.
      • We're forced to spend time with them as they stumble stupidly and chat inanely.
      • I stood there looking stupidly at the writing while the water rose to my waist.
      • Tina could only gape stupidly as she was carried out of the door.
    2. 1.2as submodifier So as to cause surprise or disbelief; ridiculously.
      one of the most stupidly danceable albums of the year
      stupidly expensive drinks
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I am always stupidly busy, but I love working creatively and stretching myself to the limit.
      • The film's storyline was predictable—stupidly at times.
      • They were part of his stable of stupidly successful pop acts.
      • The music was stupidly clever.
      • A case in point is the stupidly obvious retooling of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."

Definition of stupidly in US English:

stupidly

adverbˈst(y)o͞opədlēˈst(j)upədli
  • 1In a way that lacks intelligence or common sense.

    I admit that I have acted stupidly
    we'd stupidly forgotten to book a cab
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They can snap up great investments at bargain prices because the rest of us are stupidly following the crowd.
    • I stupidly announced to my friends that I was writing a novel.
    • They spend their lives digging up evidence against corporations because some consumers stupidly misused their products.
    • He behaves, like most teenagers, quite stupidly.
    • I remember it was on telly 10 years ago, but I stupidly taped over it.
    1. 1.1 In a dazed manner suggesting the inability to think clearly.
      I gazed stupidly at him
      his eyes were vacant and he smiled stupidly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We're forced to spend time with them as they stumble stupidly and chat inanely.
      • I stood there looking stupidly at the writing while the water rose to my waist.
      • Tina could only gape stupidly as she was carried out of the door.
      • She stood stupidly staring at the faces around her.
      • I stand stupidly at the door and stare at the chaos.
    2. 1.2as submodifier So as to cause surprise or disbelief; ridiculously.
      one of the most stupidly danceable albums of the year
      stupidly expensive drinks
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The film's storyline was predictable—stupidly at times.
      • The music was stupidly clever.
      • A case in point is the stupidly obvious retooling of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
      • I am always stupidly busy, but I love working creatively and stretching myself to the limit.
      • They were part of his stable of stupidly successful pop acts.
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