törichterweise

German

Etymology

töricht +‎ -er- +‎ -weise

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtøːʁɪçtɐˌvaɪ̯zə], [tøːʁɪçtɐˈvaɪ̯zə]
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  • Hyphenation: tö‧rich‧ter‧wei‧se

Adverb

törichterweise

  1. foolishly
    • c. 1875, Gottfried Keller, “Der Schmied seines Glückes”, in Die Leute von Seldwyla [The People from Seldwyla]‎[1], volume 2:
      Er zappelte in einem unzerreißlichen Netze, rannte aber wieder nach dem Alten, um ihm törichterweise die Augen zu öffnen.
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