stupid

stupid [sto͞o′pid, styo͞o′pid]

adj.

[L stupidus < stupere, to be stunned or amazed < IE * steup-, to strike: see STEEP¹]

1. in a state of stupor; dazed; stunned; stupefied

2. lacking normal intelligence or understanding; slow-witted; dull

3. showing or resulting from a lack of normal intelligence; foolish; irrational [a stupid idea]

4. dull and boring; tiresome [a stupid party ]: also used informally as a generalized term of disapproval [a stupid hat]

n.

a stupid person

SYN.- SILLY

stupidly

adv.

stupidness

n.

SYN.- STUPID implies such lack of intelligence or incapacity for perceiving, learning, etc. as might be shown by one in a mental stupor [a stupid idea ]; DULL implies a mental sluggishness that may be constitutional or may result from extreme fatigue, disease, etc. [the fever left me dull and listless ]; DENSE suggests obtuseness, or an irritating failure to understand quickly or to react intelligently [too dense to take a hint ]; SLOW suggests that the quickness to learn, but not necessarily the capacity for learning, is below average [a pupil slow in most studies ] -ANT. INTELLIGENT, BRIGHT