idiotic
[id-ee-ot-ik]
- of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- senselessly foolish or stupid: an idiotic remark.
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Also id·i·ot·i·cal.
Origin of idiotic
Synonyms
See more synonyms for idiotic on Thesaurus.comhalf-witted, imbecilic, fatuous, inane, asinine.
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Idiotically, he recalled being summoned before a traffic court, years back.
idiotic
- of or resembling an idiot; foolish; senseless
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Word Origin and History for idiotically
idiotic
adj.
1713, from Late Latin idioticus "uneducated, ignorant," in classical Latin, "of an ordinary person," from Greek idiotikos "unprofessional, unskilled; not done by rules of art, unprofessional," from idiotes (see idiot). Idiotical is from 1640s. Related: Idiotically.
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