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idiotically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪ.diˈɒ.tɪk.li/

Etymology

Etymology tree English idiotic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idiotically From idiotic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In an idiotic manner.
   • The agents, particularly a woman named Betty (Lynne Cormack), gush idiotically about what great potential Robin has, and dream of revamping his act so antiseptically that they can bill him as "Canada's Comic Illusionist," instead of the specialty performer that he clearly is. 1987 October 16, Janet Maslin, “Film: 'Too Outrageous,' a Sequel”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Translations (15)

tr salakça (in an idiotic manner) · tg аҳмақона (in an idiotic manner) · fa احمقانه (in an idiotic manner) · tr aptalca (in an idiotic manner) · sh идѝотски (in an idiotic manner) · pl idiotycznie (in an idiotic manner) · fr idiotement (in an idiotic manner) · it idiotamente (in an idiotic manner) · tr malca (in an idiotic manner) · cmn 愚蠢地 (in an idiotic manner) · ru по-идио́тски (in an idiotic manner) · eo idiote (in an idiotic manner) · fi idioottimaisesti (in an idiotic manner) · ur احمقانہ (in an idiotic manner) · sh idìotski (in an idiotic manner)