brainlessly

/ˈbɹeɪnɫɪsli/ adv

in a brainless manner; stupidly; foolishly

Word Origin 'Brain' from Proto-Germanic *bragnam, and the suffix -less from Old English -lēas (devoid of). So brainless means without a brain, stupid. Then -ly makes it an adverb: in a brainless manner. The -less suffix is related to 'loose' and 'loss' (PIE *leu-), so brainless is literally 'loose of brain'. Related words: ruthless (without ruth), careless, endless. So brainlessly means acting as if your brain has come loose.

adv in a brainless manner; stupidly; foolishly

He brainlessly attempted to fix the electrical wiring without turning off the power.

(副词) 愚蠢地;无脑地

他愚蠢地试图在未关闭电源的情况下修理电线。

(adverbio) estúpidamente; tontamente; neciamente; alocadamente [de manera estúpida; sin cerebro; tontamente]

Intentó estúpidamente reparar el cableado eléctrico sin cortar la corriente.

(adverbe) bêtement; sottement; stupidement; idiotement; niaisement [De façon stupide, irréfléchie ou insensée.]

Il a essayé bêtement de réparer le câblage électrique sans couper le courant.

(Adverb) gedankenlos; unüberlegt; dumm [Auf eine gedankenlose, törichte oder unüberlegte Weise.]

Er versuchte **brainlessly**, die Elektroleitungen zu reparieren, ohne den Strom abzuschalten.

(副詞) 愚かにも;分別なく;頭を使わずに。

彼は電源を切らずに配線を修理しようとするという、愚かにも無謀なことをした。

(advérbio) estupidamente; tolamente; insensatamente [de maneira estúpida; tola; insensatamente]

Ele **insensatamente** tentou consertar a fiação elétrica sem desligar a energia.

Word parts: brain + less + ly

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