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stupid

[stoo-pid, styoo]

adjective

stupider, stupidest 
  1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; slow-witted.

  2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless.

    Sorry for asking a stupid question, but why is the answer four instead of five?

  3. tediously boring, especially due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless.

    He wished he'd never come to such a stupid party.

  4. annoying or irritating; troublesome.

    Turn off that stupid radio.

  5. in a state of stupor; stupefied.

    After a twelve-hour work day, she was stupid from fatigue.

  6. Slang.excellent; terrific.



noun

  1. Informal.a stupid person.

stupid

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence

  2. (usually postpositive) stunned, dazed, or stupefied

    stupid from lack of sleep

  3. having dull mental responses; slow-witted

  4. trivial, silly, or frivolous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informala stupid person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Confusables Note

Stupid, ignorant, and unintelligent are all used to refer to people or things that seem to show a lack of mental resources. Stupid is the most general and most insulting term, and can describe someone lacking in intelligence, wisdom, prudence, or mental quickness. Unintelligent refers to people or things that are lacking in capacity for learning, reasoning, or understanding. Ignorant, by contrast, generally means lacking in knowledge (not necessarily lacking in intelligence).
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • stupidly adverb
  • stupidness noun
  • unstupid adjective
  • unstupidly adverb
  • unstupidness noun
  • ˈٳܱ辱Ա noun
  • ˈٳܱ辱 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stupid1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin stupidus, equivalent to ٳܱ(ŧ) “to be numb, to be stunned” + -idus -id 4 ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stupid1

C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from ٳܱŧ to be amazed
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Synonym Study

See dull.
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Example Sentences

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Norris, who had been attempting to pass Piastri for fourth place, told his team it was "all my bad" and that it was "stupid of me".

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The video layers on camp with a '70s B-movie aesthetic while she describes men in her life using words like "useless," "stupid" and "slow."

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But of course, being a progressive, I am expected to set aside my instincts and assume the average American is too stupid or bigoted or poisoned by right-wing propaganda to see what I see.

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"You feel, you feel ashamed, you feel stupid," says Mrs Ross.

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At school his teachers told him he was stupid, and he believed them.

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When To Use

What are other ways to saystupid?

The adjective stupid describes things characterized or proceeding from mental dullness. Do you know when to use stupid, fatuous, silly, inane, foolish, and asinine? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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