cretinous comment
- noun
- Slur
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comentario cretino
- He made a cretinous comment during the meeting that left everyone speechless.
Examples
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The politician's cretinous comment was widely criticized by the media.
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I can't believe he made such a cretinous comment!
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Her cretinous comments only served to embarrass her further.
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That was a cretinous comment to make.
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His cretinous comment about the project showed a complete lack of understanding.
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She rolled her eyes at his cretinous comment during the discussion on climate change.
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The audience laughed at the speaker's cretinous comment that made no sense.
Synonyms
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9.1
A false or silly statement people should not believe
A very foolish and rude comment that offends people
Rude or very stupid remarks that upset people
A remark that is silly and not serious
A rude, thoughtless comment that upsets people
A foolish comment that shows little thought
A rude comment that shows little thinking or common sense
A silly or pointless action, for example a useless remark
A silly action or remark that shows little thought
A silly or meaningless remark that is not serious
A silly comment with no real meaning said to be funny
Antonyms
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4.7
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a subject better
How Stupid
- Slur
- Offensive
- Offensive
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5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a remark that is extremely foolish or stupid' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'cretinous' (extremely foolish) with 'comment' (a spoken or written remark). This follows a standard adjective + noun pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Cretinous comment comes from the old word cretin, used in mountain areas for people with a health problem that made them slow to grow and slow to learn. Over time cretin became an insult meaning 'very stupid', so a cretinous comment is a remark that is extremely foolish.