stupid

stupid
   drunk
   Derived from the drunkard's behaviour rather than from the folly of getting like it. Common still in Scotland as stupid-fou:
    He was na stupid-fou, as was his wont on market days. (Strain, 1900)

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  • stupid — [sto͞o′pid, styo͞o′pid] adj. [L stupidus < stupere, to be stunned or amazed < IE * steup , to strike: see STEEP1] 1. in a state of stupor; dazed; stunned; stupefied 2. lacking normal intelligence or understanding; slow witted; dull 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • stupid — STUPÍD, Ă, stupizi, de, adj. 1. (Adesea adverbial) Lipsit de sens, de raţiune, de conţinut; absurd. 2. (Despre oameni) Lipsit de inteligenţă, greoi la minte; nătâng, mărginit; (despre manifestări ale oamenilor) care dovedeşte, trădează lipsă de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Stupid — Stu pid, a. [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied: cf. F. stupide.] 1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; said of persons. [1913 Webster] O that men . . . should be so stupid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • stupid — Adj dumm, geistlos erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. stupide, dieses aus l. stupidus, zu l. stupēre erstarrt sein, staunen . Abstraktum: Stupididät.    Ebenso nndl. stupide, ne. stupid, nschw. stupid, nnorw.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • stupid — (adj.) 1540s, mentally slow, from M.Fr. stupide, from L. stupidus amazed, confounded, lit. struck senseless, from stupere be stunned, amazed, confounded, from PIE * (s)tupe hit, from root * (s)teu (see STEEP (Cf. steep) (adj.)). Native words for… …   Etymology dictionary

  • stupid — ► ADJECTIVE (stupider, stupidest) 1) lacking intelligence or common sense. 2) informal used to express exasperation or boredom: your stupid paintings! 3) dazed and unable to think clearly. DERIVATIVES stupidity noun stupidly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Stupīd — (lat.), stumpfsinnig, dumm; Stupidität, Dummheit, s. Geistesschwäche …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stupid — Stupīd (lat.), stumpfsinnig, dumm; Stupidität, Stumpfsinnigkeit …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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