Cretinous \Cre"tin*ous\ (-[u^]s), a. Having the characteristics of a cretin. "Cretinous stupefaction." --Ruskin. [1913 Webster]
cretinous /kret'n.@s/, /kreet'n.@s/, adj. Wrong; stupid; non-functional; very poorly designed. Also used pejoratively of people. See {dread high-bit disease} for an example. Approximate synonyms: {bletcherous}, {bagbiting}, {losing}, {brain-damaged}.