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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.

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    Adjective

    stupid (comparative stupider or more stupid, superlative stupidest or most stupid)

    1. Without intelligence.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stupid
      1. (of animates) Lacking in intelligence.
        It got trapped in the fishing net because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
        • 2012, Taylor Swift, “Girl at Home”, in Red‎[1], performed by Taylor Swift:
          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
      2. Exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
        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.
        • 2014 May 1, John Barker, Futures: A Novel‎[2], PM Press, page 131:
          I should have spoke to him there and then, seen he was in the mood to do something stupid.
        • 2024 April 5, Chappell Roan, Justin Tranter, Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!”‎[3]performed by Chappell Roan:
          You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
          Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
          You can say it's just the way you are
          Make a new excuse, another stupid reason
      3. Unpleasant; annoying to the speaker. This sense can be used alongside obscene words.
        The stupid rusty wire cut my thumb when I grabbed it.
        Stupid sexy Flanders!
        • 1982 December 11, Andrea Loewenstein, “The Joys of Community or Holiday-itis Strikes Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 12:
          Marcie Linguini, who had come down with a stupid ear infection the day of Thanksgiving vacation, curled deeper into her bed.
      4. (euphemistic, by association) Usually replaces an obscene or profane word, and thus is audibly stressed as such.
        I fall for every stupid trick every stupid day in this whole stupid world!
        • 1986 February 23, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
          Mom: Oh you stupid car! What's wrong with you now?!?
          Calvin: That's it, Mom! Go ahead and swear! We don't mind!
        • 1986 April 7, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
          Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid lima beans.
        • 2018, “The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!”, in DuckTales:
          Dewey: "It's too narrow for all three of us. Oh, bummer!"
          Huey: "Or we could just go single file."
          Dewey: "Stupid smart Huey..."
    2. To the point of stupor.
      Neurobiology bores me stupid.
      I am not sure if he is stupid with tiredness or inebriety.
      1. (archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
        • 1702, Alexander Pope, Sappho, section 128:
          No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
      2. (archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
        • 1744, George Berkeley, Siris, §190:
          Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
      3. Dulled in feeling or sensation; torpid.
        • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 7:
          She had never seen Frank Churchill so silent and stupid. He said nothing worth hearing—looked without seeing—admired without intelligence—listened without knowing what she said.
    3. (slang) Amazing.
      That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!

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    Adverb

    stupid (comparative more stupid, superlative most stupid)

    1. (slang) Extremely.
      My gear is stupid fly.
      • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
        Richard DeLongpre: Aw, we did, didn't we? I'm sorry. I'm so stupid in love with you.
      • 2013, Lady Gaga, “Jewels N' Drugs”, in Artpop:
        I'm your mother, sister, your father, brother / This family is stupid attractive

    Translations

    Noun

    stupid (countable and uncountable, plural stupids)

    1. A stupid person; a fool.
      • 1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Strategist”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 87:
        "You stupid!" screamed the girls, "we've got to guess the word. Now you'll have to go back and think of another."
      • 1922, Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch:
        "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
      • 1972, “Smoke on the Water”, performed by Deep Purple:
        Some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground.
      • 1996, Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem:
        At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.
    2. (colloquial, uncountable) The condition or state of being stupid; stupidity, stupidness.
      His stupid knows no bounds.
      As long as our staff keeps giving us the stupid, we'll never get our work done.

    Translations

    Danish

    Etymology

    From Latin stupidus (“senseless”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /stupiːd/, [sd̥uˈpʰiðˀ]
    • Rhymes: -id

    Adjective

    stupid (neuter stupidt, plural and definite singular attributive stupide)

    1. oafish
    2. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

    Inflection

    Inflection of stupid
    positive comparative superlative
    indefinite common singular stupid — —2
    indefinite neuter singular stupidt — —2
    plural stupide — —2
    definite attributive1 stupide — —

    1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
    the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
    2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French stupide, from Latin stupidus. Cognate with English stupid and Italian stupido.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /stuˈpid/
    • Rhymes: -id
    • Hyphenation: stu‧pid

    Adjective

    stupid m or n (feminine singular stupidă, masculine plural stupizi, feminine/neuter plural stupide)

    1. (literary) stupid
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prost

    Declension

    Declension of stupid
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative     		indefinite stupid stupidă stupizi stupide
    definite stupidul stupida stupizii stupidele
    genitive-
    dative     		indefinite stupid stupide stupizi stupide
    definite stupidului stupidei stupizilor stupidelor

    Adverb

    stupid

    1. stupidly

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