cretin
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"Why do you sacrifice your dignity for this cretin?"
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2023
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
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
Mr. Gonzalez, my “boss,” is rather a cretin, but is nonetheless quite pleasant.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing cretin
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Dear Martin
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