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To me, this seemed cretinous; I’m bothered, after all, that people have posted PDFs of my novels on the Web, so why should I do the same to someone else?

From The New Yorker Jul. 11, 2016

Now of course, most British readers will associate Morgan with cretinous tabloid newspapers, hour-long schmaltzy interviews with anyone from the prime minister to beat combo Hear'say – and of course, relentless self-promotion.

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2012

There's a Mitchell and Webb sketch that very deftly exposes the cretinous adoption of first person plural by proud football supporters, as if they had actually been on the pitch and contributed to victory.

From The Guardian Jun. 22, 2012

Mr. Sandler’s character, Lenny Feder, a successful Hollywood agent, is the only recognizable human being among this cretinous crew.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2010

She tried to read his face but was met by a look that was indecipherable: the cheerful, cretinous grin at odds with the narrow, half-desperate look in his eyes.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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