From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
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