STUPID
dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
stupid
(adjective) lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
unintelligent, stupid
(adjective) lacking intelligence; “a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers”
stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock
(noun) a person who is not very bright; “The economy, stupid!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
stupid (comparative stupider or more stupid, superlative stupidest or most stupid)
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
To the point of stupor.
(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
(archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
Dulled in feeling or sensation; torpid
(slang) Amazing.
(slang) Darn, annoying.
Synonyms
• inept
Adverb
stupid (comparative more stupid, superlative most stupid)
(slang) Extremely.
Noun
stupid (countable and uncountable, plural stupids)
A stupid person; a fool.
(colloquial, uncountable) The state or condition of being stupid.
Source: Wiktionary
Stu"pid, a. Etym: [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied: cf. F. stupide.]
1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons. O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the living God! Milton. With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he stood. Thomson.
2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things. Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times. Swift.
Syn.
– Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated.
– Stu"pid*ly, adv.
– Stu"pid*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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