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cretinous

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English cretin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English cretinous From cretin + -ous.

  1. Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.