idiotic
adjUS /ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/ · UK /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/
Etymology From idiot + -ic.
1
Of a person or animal Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
2
Of an action Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
- Everyone else shifted uncomfortably as this guy continued his derisive laughter and proclaimed my quest the most idiotic thing he'd heard in his life.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 131:
- Synonyms
- idiotish
- Derived terms
- idiotical, idioticity, unidiotic
- Related terms
- idiocy, idiot, idiotically, idioticness