idiotic

[ id-ee-ot-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
2. senselessly foolish or stupid:

   an idiotic remark.

idiotic

/ ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of or resembling an idiot; foolish; senseless

Derived Forms

• ˌidiˈoticalness, noun
• ˌidiˈotically, adverb

Other Words From

• idi·oti·cal·ly adverb
• idi·oti·cal·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiotic¹

1705–15; < Late Latin idiōticus < Greek idiōtikós private, ignorant. See idiot, -ic

Example Sentences

The death penalty in politics is reserved for one thing, which is my idiotic, daily fear: being bad on TV.

From Los Angeles Times

If they had, perhaps they would have considered how idiotic it is to think Walz would fake adopting Scout in 2019, fake all these photos, and then somehow "forget" what his "fake" dog looks like.

From Salon

In mitigation, his defence barrister, Charlotte Baines, described his behaviour as "idiotic" and said he was "ashamed" having set himself back into his "old offending ways".

From BBC

“They are kids. They made a stupid, dumb, idiotic mistake. When I was 17, 18, so did I. All right? So did you.”

From Los Angeles Times

How had a nice, normal boy like him gotten caught up in such an idiotic adventure?

From Literature

Related Words

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• dumb
• foolhardy
• foolish
• insane
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