2007-03-29 18:27:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Dumb is they don't know any better.
Stupid is they know better, but do it anyway.
2007-03-29 18:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, as evry1 wud have guessd it out, its used in 2 connotations, adjective n noun:
as adjective it means d followg,
1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.
3. tediously dull, esp. due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless: a stupid party.
4. annoying or irritating; troublesome: Turn off that stupid radio.
5. in a state of stupor; stupefied: stupid from fatigue.
6. Slang. excellent; terrific. dats how v address our friends too
–as a noun, it is simply used to xplain d same:
7. Informal. a stupid person.
But wen v wr in school n teachers called us by dat name, we took it as a acompliment xpandiong it as:
S-SMART
T-TALENTED
U-UNIQUE
P-PERSONALITY
I-IN
D-DEMAND, so, use it as n how u like it best!
hahaha...LOL!
2007-03-30 00:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by notty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stupid
1541, "mentally slow," from M.Fr. stupide, from L. stupidus "amazed, confounded," lit. "struck senseless," from stupere "be stunned, amazed, confounded," from PIE *(s)tupe- "hit," from base *(s)teu- (see steep (adj.)). Native words for this idea include negative compounds with words for "wise" (cf. O.E. unwis, unsnotor, ungleaw), also dol (from root of Ger. toll "mad," related to Gk. tholeros "muddy, turbid"), and dysig (see dizzy). Stupid retained its association with stupor and its overtones of "stunned by surprise, grief, etc." into mid-18c. The difference between stupid and the less opprobrious foolish roughly parallels that of Ger. töricht vs. dumm but does not exist in most European languages.
2007-03-29 18:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by bomullock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when people call other people names- they generally do not analyze what they are saying- it is simply lashing out at an action which the stupid guy had done which annoyed them.
When you say "stupid!", were you describing the person? or what he did.
2007-03-29 18:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 a : slow of mind : OBTUSE b : given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner c : lacking intelligence or reason
2007-03-29 18:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by USMarine Dad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone ignorant in a certain feild.
2007-03-29 21:26:56 · answer #6 · answered by hilder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means they don't agree with what you say :)
2007-03-29 18:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by Leslie J 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋