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stupid

[ stoo-pid, styoo‐ ]

/ ˈstu pɪd, ˈstyu‐ /

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adjective, stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est.

lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.

characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.

tediously dull, especially due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless: a stupid party.

annoying or irritating; troublesome: Turn off that stupid radio.

in a state of stupor; stupefied: stupid from fatigue.

Slang. excellent; terrific.

noun

Informal. a stupid person.

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Origin of stupid

1535–45; <Latin stupidus, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -idus-id⁴

synonym study for stupid

1. See dull.

OTHER WORDS FROM stupid

stu·pid·ly, adverbstu·pid·ness, nounun·stu·pid, adjectiveun·stu·pid·ly, adverb

un·stu·pid·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stupid

ignorant, stupid

Words nearby stupid

stupefacient, stupefaction, stupefactive, stupefy, stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor, Sturbridge, sturdy, sturgeon

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Example sentences from the Web for stupid

Contrary to What Stupid Republicans Think… A completely different U.S. foreign policy may not be the answer.
P.J. O’Rourke on Foreign Policy and France, Hold the Swiss|P. J. O’Rourke|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As expected, initial reports were met with cries of “Stupid!”
Will Valve’s New Steam Controller Revolutionize Video Game Play?|Alec Kubas-Meyer|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who said Republicans are acting like the Stupid Party?
Donald Trump, Still Wacky, Rips Republicans at CPAC|Lauren Ashburn|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They did not pander to social-conservative populists, and no one would accuse them of representing the Party of Stupid.
GOP Needs More Northeast Republicans to Save the Party|John Avlon|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But advocates of the Party of Stupid keep intruding on responsible civic conversation.
Lone Star College Shooting Proves Handguns on Campus Is a Bad Idea|John Avlon|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stupid not to have thought of them at once, he berated himself.
The Caves of Fear|John Blaine
Stupid thing just stood and watched me while I let fly with a stone.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Stupid as the brute creation is, you can readily understand that, in time, it learnt some distrust.
Tartarin of Tarascon|Alphonse Daudet
Stupid Lucius betrays their hiding place by putting his head out of an upper window to see what is going on.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
Stupid people and uneducated people do not 40 care for nice discriminations.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for stupid

stupid

/ (ˈstjuːpɪd) /

adjective

lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence

(usually postpositive) stunned, dazed, or stupefiedstupid from lack of sleep

having dull mental responses; slow-witted

trivial, silly, or frivolous

noun

informal a stupid person

Derived forms of stupid

stupidly, adverbstupidness, noun

Word Origin for stupid

C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from stupēre to be amazed

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