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idiotic, a.|ɪdɪˈɒtɪk|
[f. after Gr. ἰδιωτικ-ός (see next), or L. idiōtic-us; but in sense following idiot. Cf. F. idiotique.]
Characteristic of or having the nature of an idiot or idiots; devoid of intellect; utterly stupid, senseless, or foolish.
1713Bentley Rem. Disc. Free-think. xlix. ii. 51 Maintaining that the Sun, Moon, and Stars were no bigger than they appear to the Eye, and other such Idiotic Stuff. 1809–10Coleridge Friend (1837) III. 343 He may have an idiotic understanding, and what is far more common..an idiotic heart. 1877Black Green Past. i, More..than he was likely to learn in any half-dozen years of his idiotic existence. 1887Spectator 9 Apr. 491/2 Much that is idiotic and insufferable in modern strivings after fun. |