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stupid definition

stu·pid (sto̵̅o̅pid, styo̵̅o̅-)

adjective

  1. in a state of stupor; dazed; stunned; stupefied
  2. lacking normal intelligence or understanding; slow-witted; dull
  3. showing or resulting from a lack of normal intelligence; foolish; irrational a stupid idea
  4. dull and boring; tiresome [a stupid party]: also used informally as a generalized term of disapproval a stupid hat

Etymology: L stupidus < stupere, to be stunned or amazed < IE *steup-, to strike: see steep

noun

a stupid person

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stupid Synonyms

stupid

modif.

  1. Foolish

    senseless, brainless, idiotic, simple, ignorant, shallow, ill-advised, imprudent, witless, irrational, inane, ridiculous, mindless, ludicrous, blind, muddled, absurd, half-witted, funny, comical, silly, laughable, nonsensical, daft, illogical, indiscreet, unintelligent, irresponsible, coquettish, shallow-brained, scatterbrained, crackbrained, addled, inconsistent, flirting, unwary, incautious, misguided, wild, injudicious, imbecile, addleheaded, lunatic, insane, mad, crazy, moronic, touched, freakish, comic, puerile, inexpedient, narrow-minded, incoherent, childish, anile, senile, monstrous, outrageous, far-fetched, extravagant, preposterous, unreasonable, chimerical, asinine, useless, unwise, thoughtless, careless, vain, fatuous, light, light-headed, flighty, madcap, giddy, cuckoo*, dippy*, not seeking for looking*, boneheaded*, goofy*, cracked*, dumb*, half-baked*, in the dark*, having a block for a head*, not knowing what's what*, in darkness*, dead to the world*, in a daze*, knowing nothing*, groping in the dark*, green*, wacky*, harebrained*, tetched*, damn-fool*, block-headed*, not seeing an inch beyond one's nose*, screwy*, bats*, cock-eyed*, loony*, batty*, nutty*. *

    Antonyms sane*, wise*, judicious. *

  2. Dull

    dense, obtuse, slow, retarded, dull-witted; see also dull 3, shallow 2. See syn. study at silly.

stupid implies a lack of intelligence or an incapacity for perceiving or learning such as might be shown by one in a mental stupor a stupid idea; dull implies a mental sluggishness that may be constitutional or may result from fatigue, disease, etc. the fever left me dull and listless; dense suggests obtuseness, or an irritating failure to understand quickly or to react intelligently too dense to take a hint; slow suggests that the quickness to learn, but not necessarily the capacity for learning, is below average a pupil slow in most studies; retarded is applied to those behind others of the same age or class because of mental deficiency a retarded pupil


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stupid Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • terminally: Only the terminally stupid allow phobias to develop into racist theories.

Infinitive complement

  • realize: That young Hoon must be blind or stupid to not realize he was asking for trouble with this kind of venture.

Modifies a noun

  • grin: That we can hear slightly muffled, sitting in the sun grinning big stupid grins, not believing our luck?

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I'd feel stupid trying to phone or dropping them a note or whatever!
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stupid quotes

The economy, stupid!

-Anonymous

He has all the qualities that go to the making of a leader of the Conservative Party. He is not stupid, but he is very dull. He is not eloquent, but he talks well. He is not honest, politically, but he is most evangelical.He has a Beckett little money, but not much. He always conforms to the party policy.

-Baron

I am more stupid about some things than about others; not equally stupid in all directions; I am not a well- rounded person.

-Bellow, Saul

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