idiotic

Also id·i·ot·i·cal

[id-ee-ot-ik]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.

2. senselessly foolish or stupid.

   an idiotic remark.

idiotic

/ ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of or resembling an idiot; foolish; senseless

Other Word Forms

• idiotically adverb
• idioticalness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiotic¹

1705–15; < Late Latin idiōticus < Greek idiōtikós private, ignorant. See idiot, -ic

Example Sentences

"It's idiotic. It's a nonsense, and it's got to stop," Sharkey added.

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There’s nothing idiotic about that—an echo of Beirut long being known as the “Paris of the Middle East.”

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I close with the special force of the idiotic idea.

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Whenever his team loses, whoever it is, it seems to be greeted with more glee than when most other managers lose, which is such an idiotic view.

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Besides, even if we hadn’t elected an idiotic version of Lex Luthor, the world would be teetering on the brink of disaster in ways we hadn’t pictured.

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Related Words

• crazy 
• dumb 
• foolhardy 
• foolish 
• insane 
• silly