Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cretinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: cretinous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.

Derogatory

Etymology

Etymology tree English cretin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English cretinous From cretin + -ous.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more cretinous (comparative) most cretinous (superlative)

Derived Forms

cretinously

Synonyms

idiotic moronic stupid

Questions

What does cretinous mean?: Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
Where does cretinous come from?: Etymology tree English cretin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English cretinous From cretin + -ous.

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