stupid

Definition

Without intelligence.

Etymology

From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”), from stupeō (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-, *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Old High German stubarōn (“to be astonished, be stunned, be blocked”). Related also to Old English stoppian (“to block, stop”). More at stop.

Example Sentences

• "It got trapped in the fishing net because it's a big stupid jellyfish!"
• "And it would be a fine proposition If I was a stupid girl But honey, I am no one's exception This I have previously learned"
• "So I have to pay first, and then wait in line? That's a stupid rule!"

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