stupider
comparative form of stupid
• More common in American English. Less common in British English.
• Occasional target of prescriptivists, despite common usage.
• disputer, purdiest
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
12 January 2025
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