Meaning of IDIOTIC
Pronunciation: | | `idee'âtik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [adj] insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea" |
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| Synonyms: | | crackbrained, insane |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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.
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