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   Stu·pid

   /ˈsto͞opəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense: "I was stupid enough to think she was perfect" Similar unintelligentignorantdensebrainlessmindlessfoolishdull-witteddullslow-wittedwitlessslowdunce-likesimplemindedempty-headedvacuousvapidhalfwittedidioticmoronicimbecilicimbecileobtusedoltishgulliblenaiveinformal:thickdimdumbdopeydozycrazycretinousbirdbrainedpeabrainedpig-ignorantbovineslow on the uptakesoft in the headbrain-deadboneheadedlamebrainedthickheadedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwoodenwooden-headedfat-headedmuttonheadeddaftbarmynot the full shillingthick as two short planksvulgar slang:dumb-assfoolishsillyunintelligentidioticbrainlessmindlessscatterbrainedcrackbrainednonsensicalsenselessirresponsibleunthinkingill-advisedill-consideredineptwitlessdamfoolunwiseinjudiciousindiscreetshort-sightedinaneabsurdludicrousridiculouslaughablerisiblefatuousasininepointlessmeaninglessfutilefruitlessmadinsanelunaticinformal:crazydopeycrackedhalf-bakedcock-eyedharebrainednuttyderpycuckooloonyloopyzanyscrewyoff one's headoff one's trolleyout to lunchdaftpottydottybattybarmygormlessglaikitvulgar slang:half-assedOpposite intelligentcleverastutesensibleprudent
   • ▪ dazed and unable to think clearly: "apprehension was numbing her brain and making her stupid"
   • ▪ used to express exasperation or boredom: "she told him to stop messing with his stupid painting"

   noun

   • 1. a stupid person (often used as a term of address): informal "you're not a coward, stupid!"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French stupide or Latin stupidus, from stupere ‘be amazed or stunned’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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