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moronic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/ (UK)
  • /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English moron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English moronic From moron + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (dated) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
  2. (informal) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.
    • Excessive contrarianism against the liberal establishment has also resulted in slopulism spiralling off into the most moronic of conspiracy theories. 2025 May 2, Endeavour, “Against Slopulism”, in Counter-Currents, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025:
    • moronic behavior

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most moronic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more moronic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

moronically · unmoronic · moronicism · moronicity · moronicness · submoronic · sophomoronic

Relateds

moron · moronic acid

Translations (16)

nl idioot (behaving in the manner of a moron) · de bescheuert (behaving in the manner of a moron) · grc βεβρός (behaving in the manner of a moron) · de idiotisch (behaving in the manner of a moron) · sv sinnesslö (having a mental age) · de geistig zurückgeblieben (having a mental age) · nl debiel (behaving in the manner of a moron) · nl imbeciel (behaving in the manner of a moron) · nl zwakzinnig (behaving in the manner of a moron) · de debil (behaving in the manner of a moron) · sv efterbliven (having a mental age) · es morón (behaving in the manner of a moron) · nl achterlijk (behaving in the manner of a moron) · de schwachsinnig (behaving in the manner of a moron) · sv debil (having a mental age) · ota بوك (behaving in the manner of a moron)