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Synonyms

moronic

American

[muh-ron-ik] / məˈrɒn ɪk /

adjective

showing a lack of good sense; stupid or idiotic.

You really couldn't invent a more pathetically incompetent, moronic, self-deluded jackass of a character than this.

Other Word Forms

moronically adverb

Etymology

Origin of moronic

moron ( def. ) + -ic

Example Sentences

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Despite this catalog of current and easily predictable future horrors, America keeps up a façade of normality: the manic cheerfulness of TV newscasters, the moronic sitcoms, the contrived crime dramas.

From Salon

However, last week a battalion commander called Oleksandr Shyrshyn was quoted as criticising the "moronic tasks" set by the military leadership as well as unjustified losses.

From BBC

"It's enormously disappointing and frustrating that one of the most exciting games in the season has been marred by such moronic behaviour," a statement from the league read.

From BBC

Prosecutors allege Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, carried out the "moronic mission".

From BBC

Two men accused of chopping down the famous Sycamore Gap tree kept a wedge as a trophy in a felling that prosecutors described as a "moronic mission".

From BBC

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