Cretinous

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid. derogatory

Adjective

1
afflicted with cretinism wordnet

Synonyms

harebrained arrested ass-brained babbling baby-brained backward

Antonyms

brainy bright quick on the uptake quickwitted

Example

"I would like to propose "putinous" as a synonym for "cretinous"."

Etymology

From cretin + -ous.

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