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Word entry · 6 letters

stupid

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"Slow-witted"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈst(j)yː.pɪd/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted dipstuStarts with SEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • It got trapped in the fishing net because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
  • 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
  • So I have to pay first, and then wait in line? That's a stupid rule!

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Slow-witted6 letters
02Not intelligent6 letters

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