Definition of STUPID

Examples of stupid in a Sentence

She angrily described her boss as a stupid old man.
He had a stupid expression on his face.
I'm not stupid enough to fall for that trick.
Why are you being so stupid?
It was stupid of me to try to hide this from you.
We were stupid to wait so long before we made a decision.
I did some pretty stupid things when I was young.
Two glasses of wine are enough to make me stupid.
I was stupid with fatigue.

Recent Examples of stupid from the Web

Q: What are stupid questions to ask a trans person?

— tamara ikenberg, Alaska Dispatch News, "Becoming a man in just ‘127 Easy Steps’: Transgender activist and actor returns to perform one-man show", 30 June 2017
This is deranged, stupid, and egotistical; this is pure Trump, unadulterated by his daughter’s mythical moderating influence.

— sarah jones, New Republic, "Donald Trump, the president, can’t stop tweeting about women and their blood.", 29 June 2017
Keep it simple, Stupid: Michaels reckons there are too many options, often with a variety of toppings and condiments, to try to create something novel.

— richard vines, star-telegram.com, "Want the perfect patty? Eight ways you’re doing burgers wrong", 12 June 2017
But in the States, there’s a large population that don’t see his actions as anything erratic or stupid or offensive.

— ashley lee, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Beatriz at Dinner' Pushes Salma Hayek to Try to Understand Trump's America", 9 June 2017
But there are some pretty stupid people in the Trump camp.

— mckay coppins, The Atlantic, "What Trump Really Fears", 5 June 2017
Why would anyone think this stupid thing is going to get away clean?

— nick canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Q' must remain for SDSU football to survive", 5 June 2017
The broad point here is that the Dow, as Spicer said, is in fact a stupid way to evaluate how a president is doing over the short term.

— philip bump, Washington Post, "Trump appears to think that 30 minutes of stock trades proves him right on Paris", 2 June 2017
Spent the day laughing at yet another stupid poll from .@yougov.

— tim ross, Bloomberg.com, "May Campaign Adviser Messina Hits Back Over YouGov Poll", 31 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of stupid

Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupēre to be numb, be astonished — more at ¹type

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First Known Use: 1541

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stupid Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of stupid

stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass, materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on

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