Idiotic

Word IDIOTIC
Character 7
Hyphenation id i ot ic
Pronunciations /ɪd.iˈɒt.ɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Idiotic"

What do we mean by idiotic?

Showing foolishness or stupidity. adjective

Exhibiting profound mental retardation. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive. adjective

Uncultured; plain; simple. See extract under idiotical.

Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy; having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid.

Common; simple. adjective

Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish; fatuous. adjective

Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy. adjective

Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical. adjective

Having a mental age of three to seven years adjective

Incongruous;inviting ridicule adjective

Insanely irresponsible adjective

(of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.

(of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish

Synonyms and Antonyms for Idiotic

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The word "idiotic" in example sentences

Is that what you call the idiotic gossip you report about? ❋ FRANKLIN W. DIXON (2010)

Both protested against what they called my idiotic kindness, but their protests were half-hearted. ❋ Alexander Sutherland Neill (1928)

Within the week I had repented of what I termed my idiotic quixotism, and for precisely nine days after that I cursed my folly. ❋ James Branch Cabell (1918)

David Denby, the critic from the New Yorker, announced that his review of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" would be published in the coming week's issue, a full eight days before the embargo date to which critics belonging to the New York Film Critics Circle agreed to hold their verdicts. letter to Rudin, Denby largely blamed both the studio's schedule -- "Grown-ups are ignored for much of the year, cast out like downsized workers, and then given eight good movies all at once in the last five weeks of the year," he wrote -- and his magazine's double issue conflict with the NYFCC's moved up awards voting schedule this year, which he called "idiotic" and said he "furiously opposed." ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

As for the suggestion of not using any (or live) bait for fishing, that's just plain idiotic and ridiculous. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reggie the only source he could possibly have for something so stupid and obviously wrong and idiotic is his lower torso ❋ Unknown (2010)

Personally Dick being Batman is just plain idiotic, and boring. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yet any Democrat anywhere who says or does something idiotic is immediately cited by you as a leading liberal thinker. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All those simplistic or plain idiotic measures seem to come from people who never taught. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Second, the point you now allege to make is idiotic from the get go. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whats even more idiotic is the fact that HRC thinks the votes should count when ALL OF THE CANDIDATES, INCLUDING HER, AGREED the votes would not count. bob ❋ Unknown (2008)

This criticism of Flaubert sounds almost like satire, so idiotic is its argument. ❋ Unknown (2008)

How idiotic is it to say you will only vote for one of the the two democratic candidates and otherwise you would vote for the Republican?? ❋ Unknown (2008)

This has to be the most disgusting breed of dog on the planet and you should see what this thing does to ignorant and plain idiotic people who buy them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I find his nickname idiotic, and it's annoying to see it over and over. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Well, anyone who makes the Ophrahites, getting drunk on their own quick emotions, look even more idiotic, is doing a good deed. ❋ Roger Sutton (2006)

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