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

• idioticalness noun
• idiotically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiotic¹

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

Example Sentences

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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Rogan, despite being open to every other idiotic idea under the sun, has dismissed Johnson’s claims as “preposterous” and insisted Johnson is using steroids or human growth hormone.

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“Brexit was an idiotic thing we did to ourselves. This has been enforced by other people.”

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Related Words

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