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moronic

[mawr-on, mohr-] Origin

mo·ron

[mawr-on, mohr-]
noun
1.
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.
2.
Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) a person of borderline intelligence in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50 to 69.
Compare feeble-minded.


Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; < Greek mōrón, neuter of mōrós foolish, dull

mo·ron·ic [muh-ron-ik] , adjective
mo·ron·i·cal·ly, adverb
mo·ron·ism, mo·ron·i·ty [muh-ron-i-tee] , noun
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moron (ˈmɔːrɒn)
 
n
1.  a foolish or stupid person
2.  a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision
 
[C20: from Greek mōros foolish]
 
moronic
 
adj
 
mo'ronically
 
adv
 
'moronism
 
n
 
mo'ronity
 
n

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moronic
1921, from moron + -ic.
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