idiotic

Example Sentences

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Their various and perpetual children cannot distinguish between the progressive and the idiotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Richard Padley, for Peagram, said: "He notes his behaviour as idiotic, immature, embarrassing and pathetic."

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Jake Paul, who pretended to face off with a gorilla in an idiotic Instagram post, should take note.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

Plenty of the twists leading up to the last episode are idiotic, including a few scenes relying on CGI distractingly inelegant enough to border on repulsive.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

Somebody walked over my grave, she thought, probably Jem on some idiotic errand.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee