stupid
//ˈst(j)yː.pɪd//
informalForms
- Comparative
- stupider
- Superlative
- stupidest
- Comparative
- more stupid
- Superlative
- most stupid
- Plural
- stupids
Definitions
1.Without intelligence.
- Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid lima beans.
- The stupid rusty wire cut my thumb when I grabbed it.
- So I have to pay first, and then wait in line? That's a stupid rule!
2.To the point of stupor.
- I am not sure if he is stupid with tiredness or inebriety.
- Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
- No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
3.Amazing.(slang)
- That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
1.Extremely.(slang)
- Richard DeLongpre: Aw, we did, didn't we? I'm sorry. I'm so stupid in love with you.
- My gear is stupid fly.
1.A stupid person; a fool.
- Some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground.
- "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
- At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.
2.The condition or state of being stupid; stupidity, stupidness.(colloquial)
- As long as our staff keeps giving us the stupid, we'll never get our work done.
- His stupid knows no bounds.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1415
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti
Latin stup(eō)
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus