(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:29:22

Stu*pid"i*ty (?), n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F. stupidit'e.]

1.

The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

2.

Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction.

[R.]

A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear. Chapman.

 

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