idiotic

Example Sentences

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Plenty of people in the 1920s thought radio programming was a noisy, idiotic embarrassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In a rollicking monologue, Fry described all opera as comedy, tragedy merely being the result of idiotic egos incapable of levity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

I close with the special force of the idiotic idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

That was more idiotic than giving Robert Brown a seven-yard cushion.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger