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# stupidly

adverb (stupidly, more stupidly, most stupidly)

«stupidly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stupidly means in a silly or unwise way, without thinking first: «I stupidly left my coat at school». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#m1)
2. Stupidly can describe a dazed, blank way of doing something, like staring stupidly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#m2)
3. (informal) Stupidly can mean «extremely», as in «stupidly expensive» or «stupidly fast». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk, children often use «stupidly» to admit a small mistake about themselves. In stories, it shows a character making a bad choice. In slangy speech, «stupidly» works like «really» («that ride was stupidly fun»). Teachers remind pupils not to call other people stupid; saying «I stupidly forgot» about yourself is fine. Phrases: «stupidly expensive», «I stupidly forgot».

### Examples

- I stupidly forgot my PE kit again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x1)
- He stupidly ran into the road without looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x2)
- She stared stupidly at the broken vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x3)
- Those trainers are stupidly expensive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x4)
- The roller coaster was stupidly fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x5)
- We stupidly left the back door open and the dog got out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x6)
- I have come myself to get the box which he so stupidly left behind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/#x7)

### Note

From «stupid» + -ly. It can sound unkind about others, so it is gentler to use «foolishly» or «without thinking». The informal «stupidly expensive» means «very».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stupidly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stupidly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stupidly.html) on Mova free.