Stupid

  • 21stupid — stu|pid1 W3S1 [ˈstju:pıd US ˈstu: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupere to surprise extremely, stun ] 1.) showing a lack of good sense or good judgment = ↑silly ▪ stupid mistakes ▪ That was a stupid… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22stupid — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ I felt so stupid when I realized what had happened. ▪ My sister made me look stupid in front of all my friends …

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  • 23stupid —    This word is a frequent element in a vocative group of the type ‘you stupid fool’, but it is also used alone. ‘Don’t do that, stupid,’ is a fairly mild utterance, used especially by children to each other, and likely to produce the retort… …

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  • 24stupid — I. adjective Etymology: Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupēre to be numb, be astonished more at type Date: 1541 1. a. slow of mind ; obtuse b. given to unintelligent decisions or acts ; acting in an unintelligent or careless… …

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  • 25stupid — adjective 1 showing a lack of good sense or good judgment; silly: stupid mistakes | I was very drunk last night I hope I didn t do anything stupid. | it is stupid (of sb) to do sth: It was stupid of me to lose my temper. 2 having a low level of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26stupid — adj. 1) stupid about 2) stupid to + inf. (it was stupid of him to lie; I was stupid to agree) * * * [ stjuːpɪd] stupid about stupid to + inf. (it was stupid of him to lie; I was stupid to agree) …

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  • 27stupid — [[t]stju͟ːpɪd, AM stu͟ː [/t]] ♦♦♦ stupider, stupidest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is stupid, you mean that they show a lack of good judgement or intelligence and they are not at all sensible. I ll never do anything so… …

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  • 28stupid — adjective 1) they re rather stupid Syn: unintelligent, ignorant, dense, foolish, dull witted, slow, simpleminded, vacuous, vapid, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, obtuse, doltish; informal thick, dim, dimwitted, dumb …

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  • 29stupid — stupidly, adv. stupidness, n. /stooh pid, styooh /, adj., stupider, stupidest, n. adj. 1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull. 2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question. 3.… …

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  • 30stupid — 1. adjective /ˈst(j)uːpɪd/ a) Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence. Many people think that dummies are stupid and not very clever. b) To the point of stupor. Neurobiology bores… …

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