different between cretinous vs idiotic

cretinous

English

Etymology

cretin +? -ous

Adjective

cretinous (comparative more cretinous, superlative most cretinous)

  1. Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.

Synonyms

  • idiotic, moronic
  • see Thesaurus:stupid

Translations

Anagrams

  • countries, cronusite, neurotics

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idiotic

English

Alternative forms

  • ?idiotick (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

idiot +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d.i??t.?k/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d.i??t.?k/
  • Hyphenation: id?i?ot?ic
  • Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

idiotic (comparative more idiotic, superlative most idiotic)

  1. (of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
  2. (of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
    Synonyms: stupid, nonsensical

Synonyms

  • idiotish

Related terms

  • idiocy
  • idiot
  • idiotically

Translations

References

  • idiotic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • idiotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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