stupidly
part of speech
adverb (stupidly, more stupidly, most stupidly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stupidly means in a silly or unwise way, without thinking first: «I stupidly left my coat at school». tree →
2) Stupidly can describe a dazed, blank way of doing something, like staring stupidly. tree →
3) (informal) Stupidly can mean «extremely», as in «stupidly expensive» or «stupidly fast». tree →
sense 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 →
- He stupidly ran into the road without looking. tree →
- She stared stupidly at the broken vase. tree →
- Those trainers are stupidly expensive. tree →
- The roller coaster was stupidly fast. tree →
- We stupidly left the back door open and the dog got out. tree →
- I have come myself to get the box which he so stupidly left behind. tree →
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».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stupidly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.