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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stupid \Stu"pid\, adjective [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}, adverb -- {Stu"pid*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stupidly
adverb: in a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket" [syn: {doltishly}, {without thinking}]
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