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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stupid \Stu"pid\, a. [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.
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O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . .
As to forsake the living God! --Milton.
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With wild surprise,
A moment stupid, motionless he stood. --Thomson.
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2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without
skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.
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Observe what loads of stupid rhymes
Oppress us in corrupted times. --Swift.
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Syn: Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish;
sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- {Stu"pid*ly}, adv.
-- {Stu"pid*ness}, n.
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