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Stupidity - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Stupidity : \Stu*pid"i*ty\, n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F.
stupidit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of
perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.
2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]
A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with
fear. --Chapman.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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STUPIDITY, med. jur. That state of the mind which cannot perceive and
embrace the data presented to it by the senses; and therefore the stupid
person can, in general, form no correct judgment. It is a want of the
perceptive powers. Ray, Med. Jur. c. 3, Sec. 40. Vide Imbecility.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Stupidity |
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joshuasambula: "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human Stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einst... http://bit.ly/7UPSuf |
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suiharley: RT @GuyThurston: Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor Stupidity are good motiv ... |
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afantasydiva: Genius may have its limitations, but Stupidity is not thus handicapped. |
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