Moronically

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

  Moron \Mo"ron\ (m[=o]"r[o^]n), n. [Gr. mw^ros foolish, stupid.]
     1. (Pedagogy) A mentally retarded person whose intellectual
        development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year
        of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no
        further development; an adult having the mental
        development of an 8-to-12-year old. A moron is considered


        capable of doing routine work under supervision.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
     2. Hence, a very stupid person. [informal, derogatory]
        [PJC] -- {mo*ron"ic} adj. -- {mo*ron"ic*al*ly} adv. --
        {mo"ron*ism} n. -- {mo*ron"i*ty} n.