Definitions

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  • adverb in a brainless manner; stupidly; foolishly

Etymologies

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brainless +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • And definitely not to blather brainlessly to others that they should do the same.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • The long and short of this move by the owners of Whitetail is this: In my opinion, they brainlessly considered advertising dollars over subscribers.

    Standing up for what is right -- very good read from Les Davenport 2010

  • Ugh. I got to Burning Man and am involved in BM-style festivals here on the East Coast, but there's this current of, honestly, brainlessly privilged hippy attitude that seems to thrive in my community that pisses me the hell off.

    Burning Man and the Indigenous Community. - Feministing 2009

  • And definitely not to blather brainlessly to others that they should do the same.

    Candy Floss on a Shitty Stick Hal Duncan 2009

  • I've been finding myself craving this salad for the last couple of weeks and quite frankly, I'm sick of buying $10 salads for something so brainlessly easy to make at home, and let me emphasize, much, much cheaper.

    Chinese Chicken Salad 2009

  • Almost every other high-level sporting event has spent the last 30 years brainlessly removing itself from the cultural mainstream.

    NYC's Finest: the Finishers Jason Gay 2011

  • The Fact Checker that recently surfaced proved the "book" to be nothing but LIES .... what a surprise ... like all the other GOP, Palin just makes up her own version of the "truth" and yaps brainlessly and relentlessly.

    King: 'Going Rogue' reignites Palin divide, even in her hometown 2009

  • As Murdoch dances the "I'm sorry" two-step in Britain, it is his stateside media properties brainlessly waltzing to his defense.

    Karl Frisch: The Hardly Humble Hackery of Rupert Murdoch Karl Frisch 2011

  • I've been finding myself craving this salad for the last couple of weeks and quite frankly, I'm sick of buying $10 salads for something so brainlessly easy to make at home, and let me emphasize, much, much cheaper.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • As Best Coast, the California newcomer has written some of the most brainlessly charming rock songs since Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee roamed the Earth.

    Album review: Best Coast, "Crazy For You" 2010

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