stupid
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,310 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,540 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
- in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock also: dazed, stunned, stupefied he had a dazed expression on his facelay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
- lacking intelligence also: unintelligent a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers
noun
- a person who is not very bright also: stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head The economy, stupid!
stupid in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His coldness concealed a stupid obstinacy; his mildness, an iron will.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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It was a very stupid bit of revelation, and Miss Brooke's eyes flashed.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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You do not look in the least stupid, so you can help to persuade your mother.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1