Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Idiotic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like an idiot; foolish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like an
idiot ;idiotic ;foolish .
Etymologies
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From idiot + -ish. Compare Dutch idioots ("idiotic"), German idiotisch ("idiotic"), Danish idiotisk ("idiotic"), Swedish idiotisk ("idiotic, stupid, insane").
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Examples
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Sounds dire to me perhaps we can use "totalitarianesque" to refer to idiotish people who judge books without reading them, no?
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010
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Like a cat, she thought, biting back what must surely be an idiotish smile.
Captives Of The Night Chase, Loretta 1994
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"Then you are more idiotish than I thought you, James.
The Outrageous Dowager Westleigh, Sarah 1996
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