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IDIOTICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does idiotically mean? 

IDIOTICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb IDIOTICALLY has 1 sense:

1. in an idiotic mannerplay

  Familiarity information: IDIOTICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IDIOTICALLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In an idiotic manner

Context example:

what arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically

Pertainym:

idiotic (insanely irresponsible)


 Context examples 


"It's an old clock," I told them idiotically.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)



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