stupid
/ˈstupɪd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Without intelligence.
adj
Without intelligence.
adj
Without intelligence.
adj
Without intelligence.
adj
To the point of stupor.
adj
To the point of stupor.
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"
- "I thought I could uplift everyone, but... everything's gotten so bad. God, am I stupid for even trying?"
- "So I have to pay first, and then wait in line? That's a stupid rule!"
- "He made the stupid decision of standing in a half-hour queue for a hamburger, instead of calling ahead."
- "I should have spoke to him there and then, seen he was in the mood to do something stupid."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti Latin stup(eō) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin stupidusder. Middle French stupideder. English stupid 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstupɪd/
- British English: /ˈstjuːpɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
stupider (comparative)
more stupid (comparative)
stupidest (superlative)
most stupid (superlative)
stupids (plural)