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id⋅i⋅ot⋅ic

  [id-ee-ot-ik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idiot.
2. senselessly foolish or stupid: an idiotic remark.
Also, id⋅i⋅ot⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1705–15; < LL idiōticus < Gk idiōtikós private, ignorant. See idiot, -ic

Related forms:
id⋅i⋅ot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
id⋅i⋅ot⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
half-witted, imbecilic, fatuous, inane, asinine.
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id·i·ot·ic   (ĭd'ē-ŏt'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Exhibiting idiocy.
id'i·ot'i·cal·ly adv.
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Idiotic

Id`i*ot"ic\, Idiotical \Id`i*ot"ic*al\, a. [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr. ?: cf. F. idiotique. See Idiot.]

1. Common; simple. [Obs.] --Blackwall.

2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish; fatuous; as, an idiotic person, speech, laugh, or action.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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