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

Damon’s most deftly portrayed cretin may be Mark Whitacre, the self-dealing, weaselly-mustached corporate whistle-blower in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant!”

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2021

Mr. Gonzalez, my “boss,” is rather a cretin, but is nonetheless quite pleasant.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole