idiotically

adverb

id·​i·​ot·​i·​cal·​ly |ə̇k(ə)lē 

|ēk-, 

-li

1

: like an idiot : in an extremely stupid or foolish way

behaved idiotically

2

: absurdly, ridiculously

idiotically cheap

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for idiotically

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