What does idiotic mean?
Definitions for idiotic
id·i·ot·ic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word idiotic.
Princeton's WordNet
crackbrained, idioticadjective
insanely irresponsible
"an idiotic idea"
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective
incongruous;inviting ridicule
"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
imbecile, imbecilic, idioticadjective
having a mental age of three to seven years
Wiktionary
idioticadjective
Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy.
idioticadjective
Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical.
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idiotic
Idiotic generally refers to behavior or actions that are incredibly foolish, stupid, senseless, or lacking in common sense or rational thinking. It can also refer to something that appears particularly impractical, pointless, or nonsensical.
Webster Dictionary
Idioticadjective
alt. of Idiotical
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of idiotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of idiotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of idiotic in a Sentence
There are a lot of candidates out there feeling their oats and boasting,' I'm running no matter what. I don't care what Donald Trump says.' Anyone who says that is lying, that's an idiotic statement for someone to make who's actually thinking about running.
This is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard from a presidential candidate. The entire economics profession thinks it's a joke, it would be more sensible to go on the goldfish standard.
It seems really idiotic to not look for DNA on Mars, its an experiment thats worth doing, we would say.
These events have given the absolute lie to the false and idiotic idea of America First, America alone, our allies are worthless,having friends is not important.
It's idiotic, we have to do better local work.
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- মূর্খBengali
- idiotskýCzech
- idiotisch, blödGerman
- idiotaEsperanto
- idiotaSpanish
- احمقPersian
- idiot, stupideFrench
- मूर्ख, अहमक़Hindi
- tolol, goblok, idiot, bodohIndonesian
- 馬鹿Japanese
- 바보Korean
- idiotisksLatvian
- နှမ်းBurmese
- idiootDutch
- idiotiskNorwegian
- idiota, idióticoPortuguese
- дурацкий, идиотскийRussian
- idìotskī, идѝотскӣSerbo-Croatian
- idiotisk, dumSwedish
- مورکھ, احمقUrdu
- diotik, diotanikVolapük
- 愚蠢的Chinese
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