cretin

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Mr. McNally originally tore into Mr. Corden, calling the comedian a “tiny cretin of a man” for two separate incidents where he was cantankerous with the wait staff.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2022

It has that in common with Hulu's "The Dropout," although Amanda Seyfried initially introduces Holmes as a visionary, not a cretin.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2022

Jon Gruden is sports’ latest cretin in our midst.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Instead, she shrugs it off, usually with a clever quip that makes her attacker look like an impotent cretin.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2018

They won’t buy a television, like everyone else, because my father says it turns you into a cretin and emits harmful radiation and subliminal messages as well.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood