Definition
adjWithout intelligence., Lacking in intelligence.
Sentence Examples
You're really not stupid.
My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!
I'd been tricked and I felt stupid.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti
Latin stup(eō)
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin stupidusder.
Middle French stupideder.
English stupid
From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”), from stupeō (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-, *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Old High German stubarōn (“to be astonished, be stunned, be blocked”). Related also to Old English stoppian (“to block, stop”). More at stop.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And it would be a fine proposition
If I was a stupid girl
But honey, I am no one's exception
This I have previously learned"
— 2012, Taylor Swift, “Girl at Home”, in Red, performed by Taylor Swift:
"I should have spoke to him there and then, seen he was in the mood to do something stupid."
— 2014 May 1, John Barker, Futures: A Novel, PM Press, page 131:
"You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
You can say it's just the way you are
Make a new excuse, another stupid reason"
— 2024 April 5, Chappell Roan, Justin Tranter, Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!”performed by Chappell Roan:
"Marcie Linguini, who had come down with a stupid ear infection the day of Thanksgiving vacation, curled deeper into her bed."
— 1982 December 11, Andrea Loewenstein, “The Joys of Community or Holiday-itis Strikes Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 12:
"Mom: Oh you stupid car! What's wrong with you now?!?
Calvin: That's it, Mom! Go ahead and swear! We don't mind!"
— 1986 February 23, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):