unintelligentlyadv.
/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlᵻdʒ(ə)ntli/, U.S. /ˌənᵻnˈtɛlədʒəntli/ (un- prefix1 5; cf. unintelligent adj.)
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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
1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. xiii. 134 Liable to act unintelligently and unreasonably.
1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. iv. 119 The doctrine..has been charged with exhibiting the Divine Being as implacable, most unintelligently.
1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars v. 224 They knew how to..go through the services though unintelligently.
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