Meaning & use
Cretinous
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Extremely stupid or foolish.
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He made a cretinous decision to invest his entire savings without any research.
The critic dismissed the film's plot as cretinous and poorly thought out.
A note on using this word
Derived from 'cretin,' historically a clinical term for a person with congenital hypothyroidism; its use as a general insult is considered harsh and is best used with care.
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