- idiotic
- also idiotical adjective Date: 1713 1. characterized by idiocy 2. showing complete lack of thought or common sense ; foolish • idiotically adverb
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Idiotic — Id i*ot ic, Idiotical Id i*ot ic*al, a. [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr. ?: cf. F. idiotique. See {Idiot}.] 1. Common; simple. [Obs.] Blackwall. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish; fatuous; as, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idiotic — index fatuous, ludicrous, non compos mentis, obtuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
idiotic — (adj.) 1713, from L.L. idioticus uneducated, ignorant, in classical Latin, of an ordinary person, from Gk. idiotikos unprofessional, unskilled; not done by rules of art, unprofessional, from idiotes (see IDIOT (Cf. idiot)). Idiotical is from… … Etymology dictionary
idiotic — [adj] very stupid asinine, batty*, birdbrained*, crazy, daffy*, daft, dull, dumb, fatuous, foolhardy, foolish, harebrained*, imbecile, imbecilic, inane, insane, lunatic, moronic, senseless, silly, squirrelly*, thickwitted*, unintelligent; concept … New thesaurus
idiotic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very stupid or foolish. DERIVATIVES idiotically adverb … English terms dictionary
idiotic — [id΄ē ät′ik] adj. [L idioticus, uneducated, ignorant < Gr idiōtikos, private, peculiar, rude] of, having the nature of, or characteristic of an idiot; very foolish or stupid idiotically adv … English World dictionary
idiotic — adj. idiotic to + inf. (they were idiotic to do that) * * * [ˌɪdɪ ɒtɪk] idiotic to + inf. (they were idiotic to do that) … Combinatory dictionary
idiotic — [[t]ɪ̱diɒ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you call someone or something idiotic, you mean that they are very stupid or silly. What an idiotic thing to say! Syn: ridiculous Derived words: idiotically [[t]ɪ̱diɒ̱tɪkli[/t]] ADV ...his… … English dictionary
idiotic — idiotically, adv. idioticalness, n. /id ee ot ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idiot. 2. senselessly foolish or stupid: an idiotic remark. Also, idiotical. [1705 15; < LL idioticus < Gk idiotikós private, ignorant. See… … Universalium
idiotic — id|i|ot|ic [ ,ıdi atık ] adjective extremely stupid: Stop asking idiotic questions! ╾ id|i|ot|i|cal|ly [ ,ıdi atıkli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
idiotic — adjective her latest comedy is fanciful without being idiotic Syn: stupid, silly, foolish, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, unintelligent; imprudent, unwise, ill advised, ill considered, half baked, foolhardy; absurd, senseless,… … Thesaurus of popular words
