† numbskullyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
In the manner of a numbskull; stupidly, foolishly.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb]
sotly1154
blately1513
grossly?1531
dully1533
blockishly1556
bluntly1557
buzzardly1561
sottishly1566
thickly1574
doltishly1580
witlessly1598
stupidiously1600
brainlessly1610
stupidly?1611
insulsely1637
uncleverly1697
numbskully1708
unintelligently1754
stupid?1757
duncishly1826
stockishly1846
sumphishly1850
simple-mindedly1851
obtusely1863
crassly1883
bovinely1900
unperceptively1935
simplistically1939
obtusively1953
dopily1958
gormlessly1958
1708 Brit. Apollo 10–15 Dec. You answer Questions so Numscully.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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