moronic

mo·ron  (môrn, mr-)

n.

1. A stupid person; a dolt.

2. Psychology A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

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[From Greek mron, neuter of mros, stupid, foolish.]

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mo·ronic (m-rnk, mô-) adj.

mo·roni·cal·ly adv.

moronism, mo·roni·ty (m-rn-t, mô-) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

moronic - having a mental age of between eight and twelve years retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

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moronic

adjective idiotic, simple, foolish, mindless, thick, stupid, daft (informal), retarded, gormless (Brit. informal), brainless, cretinous, unintelligent, dimwitted (informal), asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), mentally defective, dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up (informal), halfwitted, Boeotian, muttonheaded (slang) It was wanton, moronic vandalism.

Translations

moronic [məˈrɒnɪk] ADJ → imbécil

moronic [mɔːˈrɒnɪk] adj (= stupid) → idiot(e)

moronic

adj (Med) → geistesschwach, debil (spec); (inf) → idiotisch (inf)

moronic [mɒˈrɒnɪk] adj → cretino/a, idiota, deficiente