dimwittedly

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adverb

In a dimwitted or stupid manner.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dimwitted →
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Meanings

adverbdimwittedly (comparative more dimwittedly, superlative most dimwittedly)

comparative more dimwittedly · superlative most dimwittedly · alternative dim-wittedly

  1. In a dimwitted or stupid manner.

    Pitchfork dimwittedly chose to interview him at a gun range; following the Lil Jojo murder, it removed the interview from its Web site and apologized.

    2012 October 4, Jon Caramanica, “Chicago Hip-Hop’s Raw Burst of Change”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Englishdimwitted
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishdimwittedly

From dimwitted + -ly.

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APA

dimwittedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimwittedly

MLA

“dimwittedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimwittedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimwittedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimwittedly.

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