idiotic
[ id-ee-ot-ik ]
/ ˌɪd iˈɒt ɪk /
Save This Word!
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
senselessly foolish or stupid: an idiotic remark.
OTHER WORDS FOR idiotic
QUIZ
ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ
There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
Also id·i·ot·i·cal .
OTHER WORDS FROM idiotic
id·i·ot·i·cal·ly, adverbid·i·ot·i·cal·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use idiotic in a sentence
In their own minds, they know that he’s the idiotic Prince of Darkness who wants to shove science down our throats.
Idiotically, he recalled being summoned before a traffic court, years back.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
British Dictionary definitions for idiotic
idiotic
/ (ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk) /
adjective
of or resembling an idiot; foolish; senseless
Derived forms of idiotic
idiotically, adverbidioticalness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012