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stu⋅pid

  [stoo-pid, styoo‑] adjective, -er, -est, noun
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–adjective
1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.
3. tediously dull, esp. due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless: a stupid party.
4. annoying or irritating; troublesome: Turn off that stupid radio.
5. in a state of stupor; stupefied: stupid from fatigue.
6. Slang. excellent; terrific.
–noun
7. Informal. a stupid person.
Origin:
1535–45; < L stupidus = stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
stu⋅pid⋅ly, adverb
stu⋅pid⋅ness, noun
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stu·pid   (stōō'pĭd, styōō'-)   
adj.   stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est

  1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.

  2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.

  3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.

  4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.

  5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job.

n.  A stupid or foolish person.

[Latin stupidus, from stupēre, to be stunned.]
stu'pid·ly adv., stu'pid·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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