doltishly

Thân thiện

He acted doltishly by trying to push the pull door.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a stupid or foolish manner: The adverb "doltishly" describes an action performed with a lack of intelligence, sense, or good judgment. It implies behaving like a dolt—a slow-witted or stupid person.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • He doltishly locked his keys inside the car. (He acted in a foolish manner by locking his keys inside the car.)
  • She doltishly ignored all the warning signs. (She foolishly paid no attention to the warning signs.)

Advanced Usage

• "to act doltishly": to behave in a stupid or foolish way.
  • The character in the comedy acts doltishly for laughs. (The character behaves foolishly to make people laugh.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dolt (n): a stupid person.
  • He felt like a dolt for forgetting the appointment.
• Doltish (adj): stupid or foolish.
  • It was a doltish mistake to make.

Synonyms

• Stupidly: in a manner showing a lack of intelligence.
• Foolishly: in an unwise or imprudent manner.
• Unintelligently: without intelligence or good sense.

Antonyms

• Intelligently: in a smart or clever manner.
• Wisely: in a way showing good judgment.
• Sensibly: in a reasonable and practical way.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a stupid manner
   • he had stupidly bought a one way ticket

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stupidly