cretinous

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adjective

Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.

Similar
idioticmoronicstupidretarded
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English cretin →
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Meanings

adjectivecretinous (comparative more cretinous, superlative most cretinous)

comparative more cretinous · superlative most cretinous

  1. derogatoryCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.

    Synonyms: idiotic, moronic, stupid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.

Similar
idioticmoronicstupid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveafflicted with cretinism

Similar
retarded
Also see
brain-damagedretardedstupid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishcretin
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. Englishcretinous

From cretin + -ous.

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Translations

Catalan cretí
  • cretívery stupid
Czech kreténský
  • kreténskývery stupid
Dutch imbeciel
  • imbecielvery stupid
Greek κρετινικός
  • κρετινικός (kretinikós)very stupid
Hungarian hülye
  • hülyevery stupid
Italian cretino
  • cretinovery stupid
Spanish cretino
  • cretinovery stupid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cronusite
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APA

cretinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cretinous

MLA

“cretinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cretinous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cretinous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cretinous.

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