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stupid
[stoo-pid, styoo‑]
adjective
lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; slow-witted.
characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless.
Sorry for asking a stupid question, but why is the answer four instead of five?
tediously boring, especially due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless.
He wished he'd never come to such a stupid party.
annoying or irritating; troublesome.
Turn off that stupid radio.
in a state of stupor; stupefied.
After a twelve-hour work day, she was stupid from fatigue.
noun
Informal.a stupid person.
stupid
/ ˈːɪ /
adjective
lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence
(usually postpositive) stunned, dazed, or stupefied
stupid from lack of sleep
having dull mental responses; slow-witted
trivial, silly, or frivolous
noun
informala stupid person
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- stupidly adverb
- stupidness noun
- unstupid adjective
- unstupidly adverb
- unstupidness noun
- ˈٳܱ辱Ա noun
- ˈٳܱ辱 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stupid1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stupid1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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".
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."
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.
"You feel, you feel ashamed, you feel stupid," says Mrs Ross.
At school his teachers told him he was stupid, and he believed them.
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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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