What does idiotic mean?

Definitions for idiotic
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crackbrained, idioticadjective

    insanely irresponsible

    "an idiotic idea"

  2. 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"

  3. imbecile, imbecilic, idioticadjective

    having a mental age of three to seven years

Wiktionary

  1. idioticadjective

    Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy.

  2. idioticadjective

    Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Idioticadjective

    alt. of Idiotical

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of idiotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of idiotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of idiotic in a Sentence

  1. Ted Cruz:

    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.

  2. David Blanchflower:

    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.

  3. Gary Ruvkun:

    It seems really idiotic to not look for DNA on Mars, its an experiment thats worth doing, we would say.

  4. The Atlantic:

    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.

  5. Jan Egeland:

    It's idiotic, we have to do better local work.

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