boobily en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From booby (“a stupid person”) + -ly.
Meanings
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(obsolete, slang) Stupid, unintelligent.
Gayl. Only 'Squire Sapſcull, his Bride, and boobily Man.
1736, Henry Carey, “The Honeſt Yorkſhire-Man. A Ballad Opera.”, in The Dramatick Works of Henry Carey, London: […] S. Gilbert, published 1743, page 240:The ſundry reports of theſe amazing Objects, together with many other Enticing Rarities, to be viſited at a ſmall expence within the Ancient Battlements of this Renown'd Citadel, which I had receiv'd from the Magnifying Mouths of ſome Boobily Bumpkins, who had ſtolen ſo much time from their Waggons and Hay-Carts, as to be Spectators of theſe ſurprizing Curioſities; […]
1699 November, [Ned Ward], The London Spy, volume 2, London: […] J. How, […], page 3:Stan. Contemptible! very conſiderable, I'gad; very deſirable: Why, ſhe's worth Ten thouſand Pounds, man; a clear Eſtate: No charge upon't, but a boobily Son: He indeed was to have half; but his Father begot him, and ſhe breeds him up, not to know or have more than ſhe has a mind to: And ſhe has a mind to ſomething elſe, it ſeems.
1696, Tho[mas] Southerne, Oroonoko: A Tragedy […], London: […] H. Playford […] B. Tooke […] S. Buckley […], page 8:The act then cloſes with a very trifling ſarcaſtical ſcene play’d by Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Moody, between Jenny, an impertinent chamber-maid, and Thomas, a boobily footman.
1760 March 22, “To the Proprietors of the Public Ledger, […]”, in The Public Ledger. Or, Daily Register of Commerce and Intelligence, volume 1, number 61, London, page 1:And it is not only that thoſe who are Educated at our own Expence encroach upon us, but the Raw Ignorant Country Wenches and Boobily Fellows that can do, and are good for, nothing impoſe upon us likewiſe.
1723, [Bernard Mandeville], “An Essay on Charity, and Charity-Schools”, in The Fable of The Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits, 2nd edition, London: […] Edmund Parker […], page 346:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more boobily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most boobily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
slow on the uptake · dumb as a bag of hammers · thick as mince · vacuous · half-witted · foolish · thick as a brick · unintelligent · dented · unapprehensive · simple · dumb as a box of rocks · lamebrained · empty-headed · blockheaded · lowbrow · dumb as a sack of hammers · dense · bullet-headed · dim-headed · shit-for-brains · ass-brained · slow · thick as pig shit · witless · dumb as a post · dull · goofy · uninformed · thick · fuzzy-minded · mentally challenged · chowderheaded · thick as champ · silly · muttonheaded · doltish · not the sharpest crayon in the box · lumpish · nitwitted · woolly-headed · chuckleheaded · stupid · pratty · dumb as a doorknob · wool-headed · feeble-minded · moronic · dumber than a box of rocks · intellectually challenged · thickwitted · dumber than a rock · beetle-headed · drowsy · dim-witted · dumb · dim-bulb · thick as a plank · fatheaded · thick as two short planks · dopey · brainless · dull-minded · oafish · thick-skulled · childish · fuckwitted · soft · retarded · fuzzy-headed · sheep-headed · ridiculous · lunkheaded · numbskulled · hammer-headed · daft · booby · buffle-headed · dunderheaded · knuckleheaded · insipid · beef-witted · smooth-brained · imbecilic · ignorant · birdbrained · airheaded · bubbleheaded · mentally retarded · boneheaded · braindead · stolid · mindless · inane · addlepated · dull-witted · flea-brained · thick as a whale omelette · slow-witted · wooden-headed · puerile · purblind · dumb as dirt · crackbrained · vacant · pudding-headed · Boeotian · half-brained · idiotic · thickheaded · obtuse · rockheaded · dull-headed · unsmart · bee-brained · cerebrally challenged · boofheaded · unclever · dozy · not the sharpest tool in the shed · quarter-witted · dim · monosynaptic · peabrained · cretinous · sharp as a bowling ball · addlebrained · beefheaded · dumb as an ox · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · boobish · woolly-minded