moronic
English
WOTD – 4 October 2008
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
- Hyphenation: mo‧ro‧nic, mor‧o‧nic
Adjective
moronic (comparative more moronic, superlative most moronic)
- (medicine, dated) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
- (informal) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.
- moronic behavior
- 2025 May 2, Endeavour, “Against Slopulism”, in Counter-Currents[1], archived from the original on 21 June 2025:
- Excessive contrarianism against the liberal establishment has also resulted in slopulism spiralling off into the most moronic of conspiracy theories.
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Translations
having a mental age
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behaving in the manner of a moron