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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              With wild surprise,
              A moment stupid, motionless he stood. --Thomson.
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     2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without
        skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.
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              Observe what loads of stupid rhymes
              Oppress us in corrupted times.        --Swift.
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     Syn: Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish;
          sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- {Stu"pid*ly}, adv.
          -- {Stu"pid*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stupidly
       adv : in a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way
             ticket" [syn: {doltishly}, {without thinking}]

















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