Stū'pid, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. stupidus, from stupere, to be stupefied; Fr. stupide, It. stupido, Sp. & Pg. estupido.]

Sense 1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; — said of persons.

O that men should be so stupid grown As to forsake the living God! Milton.

With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he stood. Thomson.

Sense 2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; — said of things.

Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times. Swift.

Synonyms— Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish; dull; heavy. See SIMPLE.