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idiotic

[id-ee-ot-ik] / ˌɪd iˈɒt ɪk /


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"In the UK anybody, literally anybody, is free to stand in an election, no matter how idiotic the get-up", he told AFP ahead of the 2024 London mayoral elections.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Releasing a film like “Michael” into that universe isn’t bold; it verges on idiotic.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

But the parade of horribles recounted by Mr. Shapiro are at once comic and terrifying: deans harassing speakers, law students defaming anyone holding divergent views, faculty obsessed with idiotic academic theories.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

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

From BBC Oct. 6, 2025

Troyka wiggled his fingers around in an idiotic imitation of pulling strings.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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