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English Dictionary: idiotic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idiotic adj insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea" [syn: crackbrained, idiotic] 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" Synonym(s): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous having a mental age of three to seven years Synonym(s): imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Idiotic \Id`iot"ic\, Idiotical \Id`iot"ical\, a. [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr. [?]: cf. F. idiotique. See {Idiot}.] 1. Common; simple. [Obs.] --Blackwall. 2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish; fatuous; as, an idiotic* person, speech, laugh, or action.