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
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.
• inept
stupid (comparative more stupid, superlative most stupid)
(slang) Extremely.
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
