idioticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɪdiˈɑdɪk/

Forms: 1600s idiotick, 1600s– idiotic, 1700s ideotic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Or (iii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin idioticus ; Greek ἰδιωτικός ; idiot n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin idioticus or its etymon ancient Greek ἰδιωτικός (see idiotical adj.), or < idiot n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier idiotical adj., idiotish adj.

Characteristic of a person regarded as an idiot; extremely stupid, foolish, or irrational. Formerly also: †designating a person severely subnormal in respect of mental capacity (see idiot n. 2a) (obsolete).

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] > idiotic

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1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. ii. 347 I may free the imagination of men from that ordinary and idiotick misapprehension.

1713 R. Bentley Remarks Disc. Free-thinking II. xlix. 51 Maintaining that the Sun, Moon, and Stars were no bigger than they appear to the Eye, and other such Idiotic Stuff.

1764 Hist. Miss Charlotte Seymour II. xi. 102 A man who rushed upon death to save a few pence was not only an ideotic miser, but a self-murderer.

1797 J. Billingsley Gen. View Agric. Somerset (new ed.) 40 If any one or more of his children should happen to be idiotick, insane, or otherwise so far disabled, either in body or mind, as to be utterly incapable of labour.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1837) III. 343 He may have an idiotic understanding, and what is far more common..an idiotic heart.

1870 E. Seguin New Facts & Remarks Idiocy 12 Idiotic children require more room, more air, more light..then other children.

1887 Spectator 9 Apr. 491/2 Much that is idiotic and insufferable in modern strivings after fun.

1919 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Consequences v. 65 I shouldn't think decent girls would want to play with you at all, if you don't leave off that idiotic trick of cackling.

1942 ‘H. Clement’ in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Aug. 106/1 Why do I have to dodge out of the path of every idiotic spacehand who comes tearing back here as though the planet was full of devils?

2005 C. Deuker Runner xiv. 184 The police had said Burdett killed himself. It was idiotic to think that he'd been murdered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idiotic
释义	idioticadj. Brit. /ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌɪdiˈɑdɪk/ Forms: 1600s idiotick, 1600s– idiotic, 1700s ideotic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Or (iii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin idioticus ; Greek ἰδιωτικός ; idiot n., -ic suffix. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin idioticus or its etymon ancient Greek ἰδιωτικός (see idiotical adj.), or < idiot n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier idiotical adj., idiotish adj. Characteristic of a person regarded as an idiot; extremely stupid, foolish, or irrational. Formerly also: †designating a person severely subnormal in respect of mental capacity (see idiot n. 2a) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] > idiotic fonda1400 idiotc1400 idiotish1544 idiotly1581 idiotical1656 idiotic1659 imbecile1778 gypit1804 cretinist1858 cretinous1871 imbecilic1872 bodoh1873 dinlo1907 boob1911 pointy-headed1950 fuckwitted1973 divvy1975 fuckwit1979 numpty1992 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. ii. 347 I may free the imagination of men from that ordinary and idiotick misapprehension. 1713 R. Bentley Remarks Disc. Free-thinking II. xlix. 51 Maintaining that the Sun, Moon, and Stars were no bigger than they appear to the Eye, and other such Idiotic Stuff. 1764 Hist. Miss Charlotte Seymour II. xi. 102 A man who rushed upon death to save a few pence was not only an ideotic miser, but a self-murderer. 1797 J. Billingsley Gen. View Agric. Somerset (new ed.) 40 If any one or more of his children should happen to be idiotick, insane, or otherwise so far disabled, either in body or mind, as to be utterly incapable of labour. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1837) III. 343 He may have an idiotic understanding, and what is far more common..an idiotic heart. 1870 E. Seguin New Facts & Remarks Idiocy 12 Idiotic children require more room, more air, more light..then other children. 1887 Spectator 9 Apr. 491/2 Much that is idiotic and insufferable in modern strivings after fun. 1919 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Consequences v. 65 I shouldn't think decent girls would want to play with you at all, if you don't leave off that idiotic trick of cackling. 1942 ‘H. Clement’ in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Aug. 106/1 Why do I have to dodge out of the path of every idiotic spacehand who comes tearing back here as though the planet was full of devils? 2005 C. Deuker Runner xiv. 184 The police had said Burdett killed himself. It was idiotic to think that he'd been murdered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1659
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