cretin
Example Sentences
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I fanned my face a little faster and resisted the urge to smack these blithering cretins roundly on their hot heads.
From Literature
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Pragmatic, good-hearted Ava is the film’s moral center, the one disgusted enough to realize that she, her friends and Southport’s leadership are all cretins.
From Los Angeles Times
"Why do you sacrifice your dignity for this cretin?"
From Salon
Mr. McNally originally tore into Mr. Corden, calling the comedian a “tiny cretin of a man” for two separate incidents where he was cantankerous with the wait staff.
From Washington Times
A badge of honor … leftwing cretins at Youtube banning me for 7 days for a video that quotes 2 peer reviewed articles saying cloth masks don’t work.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.