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Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
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- Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
- (Informal) Unconscious, usually as a result of physical trauma.
- Not having or showing good sense; stupid; foolish
absurd
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Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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- Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
- Semiconscious; dazed:
- Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
Lacking or exhibiting a lack of wisdom; foolish or imprudent:
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- Lacking or exhibiting a lack of wisdom; foolish or imprudent:
- Having or showing a lack of wisdom or sound judgment; foolish; imprudent
Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
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- Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
- Impossible to take seriously; silly:
- Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
silly
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stupid
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- (Not comparable) Having no brain.
- (Comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.
- Foolish or stupid
Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way:
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- Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way:
- Complacently stupid or inane; silly; foolish
Foolish; witless.
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- Foolish; witless.
- Lacking sensation; not feeling, or not capable of feeling, sensation; inanimate
- Lacking sensibility; without regard or feeling for others; cold; insensitive
Taking no thought; heedless or careless (of); unmindful
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- Taking no thought; heedless or careless (of); unmindful
- Not using one's mind; showing little or no intelligence or intellect; senseless or thoughtless
- Lacking intelligence or good sense; foolish.
(Informal) Unconscious, usually as a result of physical trauma.
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- (Informal) Unconscious, usually as a result of physical trauma.
- Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
- Not having or showing good sense; stupid; foolish
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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- Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
- Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
- Semiconscious; dazed:
Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence
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- Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence
- Having or displaying a lack or small amount of intelligence.
- Not intelligent.
Of less than normal intellect. Not in scientific use.
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- Of less than normal intellect. Not in scientific use.
- Showing weakness of resolve or thought
- Foolish; silly.
Lacking wit or intelligence; foolish
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- Lacking wit or intelligence; foolish
Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
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- Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
- Impossible to take seriously; silly:
- Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
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- Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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- Showing foolishness or stupidity.
- Of, having the nature of, or characteristic of an idiot; very foolish or stupid
- Exhibiting profound mental retardation. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
Intended for use by such persons:
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- Intended for use by such persons:
- Immoderate; wild:
- Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
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- Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
- Of or for insane persons
- Suffering from lunacy; insane
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
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- Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
- (Slang) Excellent; wonderful:
- Mentally ill; insane
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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- Showing foolishness or stupidity.
- Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
Lacking intelligible meaning:
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- Lacking intelligible meaning:
- Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
- Unintelligible, foolish, silly, absurd, etc.
(Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
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- (Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
- So contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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- Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
- Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
- Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
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- Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
- Stupid or foolish
Extremely foolish or stupid.
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- Extremely foolish or stupid.
- Foolish, stupid, or silly
(Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
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- (Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
- Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
- Unnaturally strange and frightening.
Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
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- Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
- Unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish
- Foolish or crazy
Intoxicated; drunk.
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- Intoxicated; drunk.
- (Slang) Tilted to one side; crooked; awry
- Silly; ridiculous; foolish
- (Of a person) insane
- Mentally deranged; crazy.
- Crazy; demented
Confused; befuddled
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- Confused; befuddled
- Befuddled or disoriented:
- Crazy or eccentric:
Pleasantly warm and breezy
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- Pleasantly warm and breezy
- Having the qualities of balm; soothing, fragrant, etc.
- (Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy or foolish
Lacking common sense
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- Lacking common sense
- Not sensible; foolish.
- (Slang) Foolish, eccentric, or crazy
Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
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- Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
- Stupid; doltish:
- Silly, ridiculous, etc.
(Slang) Foolish; silly:
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- (Slang) Foolish; silly:
- Characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
- Characterized by jerks or jerking:
(Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
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- (Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
- Eccentric or irrational:
- Crazy; silly:
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