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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. insanely irresponsible;
- Example: "an idiotic idea"
[syn: crackbrained, idiotic]

2. incongruous;inviting ridicule;
- Example: "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
- Example: "that's a cockeyed idea"
- Example: "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
- Example: "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
- Example: "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
- Example: "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
- Example: "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
[syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous]

3. having a mental age of three to seven years;
[syn: imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Idiotic \Id`i*ot"ic\, Idiotical \Id`i*ot"ic*al\, a. [L.
   idioticus ignorant, Gr. ?: cf. F. idiotique. See Idiot.]
   1. Common; simple. [Obs.] --Blackwall.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy;
      foolish; fatuous; as, an idiotic person, speech, laugh, or
      action.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

idiotic
    adj 1: insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea" [syn:
           crackbrained, idiotic]
    2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the
       dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a
       nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a
       contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous
       to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn
       back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of
       universal interest in her rather dull children was
       ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory,
       idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical,
       preposterous, ridiculous]
    3: having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: imbecile,
       imbecilic, idiotic]