idiotically

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As Roderigo, whom Iago manipulates like a bored puppeteer idly pulling the strings, Daniel Velez is idiotically gullible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“That’s wild,” he responds idiotically, before abruptly taking off, leaving her to deal with the pregnancy on her own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Sir Salman recalls how, when he was lying in a pool of blood, he found himself "idiotically thinking" about his personal belongings.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who coasted as one of the "good ones," took a public faceplant by blowing up his marriage as idiotically as possible.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2023

I could not help smiling, just smiling idiotically at the grandness of it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen