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# idiotic

adjective (idiotic, more idiotic, most idiotic)

«idiotic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Very stupid or silly; making no sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#m1)

### In the lessons

An informal, quite rude word for an idea, act or remark, not a polite way to describe a person. In stories characters call each other's plans idiotic when they argue, and Toad's schemes are often called idiotic by his friends.

### Examples

- That was an idiotic thing to do! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#x1)
- Jumping off the shed was an idiotic idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#x2)
- Rat thought Toad's plan to drive again was idiotic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#x3)
- Stop asking idiotic questions and listen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#x4)
- The Mad Hatter gave idiotic answers to every question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#x5)
- It's idiotic to leave the gate open with the dog in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/#x6)

### Note

Adjective from «idiot». Adverb: idiotically. It can hurt feelings, so describe the action, not the person («that was a silly idea», not «you are an idiot»). The old use of «idiot» for people with learning difficulties is now offensive.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «idiotic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«idiotic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/idiotic.html) on Mova free.