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Meaning of IDIOTIC

Pronunciation:  `idee'âtik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea"
 
 Synonyms: crackbrained, insane
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Id`i*ot"ic\, Idiotical \Id`i*ot"ic*al\, 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.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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