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3 entries found for stupid.

 

 

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stu·pid Pronunciation Key (stpd, sty-)

adj. stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est

Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.

Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.

Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.

Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.

Pointless; worthless: a stupid job.

 

n.

A stupid or foolish person.

 

 

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[Latin stupidus, from stupre, to be stunned.]

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stupid·ly adv.

stupid·ness n.

 

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

 

 

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stupid

 

Stu"pid, a. [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied: cf. F. stupide.] 1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

 

O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the living God! --Milton.

 

With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he stood. --Thomson.

 

2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.

 

Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times. --Swift.

 

Syn: Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- Stu"pid*ly, adv. -- Stu"pid*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

 

 

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stupid

 

adj 1: lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity [ant: smart] 2: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" [syn: dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid(p)] 3: without much intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" [syn: unintelligent] [ant: intelligent] n : a person who is not very bright: "The economy, stupid!" [syn: stupid person, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish]

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

 

 

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