different between idiotic vs injudicious

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.

English

Etymology

in- +? judicious

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd???d???s/
• Rhymes: -???s

Adjective

injudicious (comparative more injudicious, superlative most injudicious)

1. Showing poor judgement; not well judged.
   • 1748, David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, London: A. Millar, Essay 3, p. 45,^[1]

     By introducing, into any Composition, Personages and Actions, foreign to each other, an injudicious Author loses that Communication of Emotions, by which alone he can interest the Heart, and raise the Passions to their proper Height and Period.

Synonyms

• imprudent
• unwise

Antonyms

• judicious

Derived terms

• injudiciously

Translations