idiotic
English
Alternative forms
- idiotick (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/, [ˌɪɾiˈɑɾɪk]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˌɪɖiˈɔʈɪk/
- Hyphenation: id‧i‧ot‧ic
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Adjective
idiotic (comparative more idiotic, superlative most idiotic)
- (of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
- (of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
- Synonyms: stupid, nonsensical
- 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 131:
- Everyone else shifted uncomfortably as this guy continued his derisive laughter and proclaimed my quest the most idiotic thing he'd heard in his life.
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Translations
pertaining to or resembling an idiot
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having the quality of idiocy
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References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “idiotic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “idiotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.