moronic

English

WOTD – 4 October 2008

Etymology

moron +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
• Hyphenation: mo‧ro‧nic, mor‧o‧nic

Adjective

moronic (comparative more moronic, superlative most moronic)

1. (medicine, dated) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
2. (informal) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.

Derived terms

• moronicity
• moronicness

Related terms

• moron

Translations

having a mental age

• German: geistig zurückgeblieben
• Swedish: efterbliven (sv), debil (sv), sinnesslö (sv)

behaving in the manner of a moron

• German: schwachsinnig (de), debil (de), bescheuert (de), idiotisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: βεβρός (bebrós)

• Ottoman Turkish: بوك (buñ)

See also

• moronic acid

Anagrams

• omicron, oncomir