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Lowbrow vs Stupid - What's the difference?

lowbrow | stupid |

As adjectives the difference between lowbrow and stupid

is that lowbrow is unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture while stupid is lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

As nouns the difference between lowbrow and stupid

is that lowbrow is someone or something of low education or culture while stupid is a stupid person; a fool.

As an adverb stupid is

(slang|dated) extremely.

lowbrow

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
    • The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something of low education or culture.

    • Antonyms

    * highbrow

    Related terms

    * highbrow * middlebrow

    References

    *ESC, 2003. Re:highbrow, middlebrow, lowbrow'', ''The Phrase finder . * Robert Hendrickson, 1997. Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins'' (New York: ''Facts on File )

    stupid

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
    • Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
  • To the point of stupor.
    • Neurobiology bores me stupid .
  • (archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
  • * 1702 Alexander Pope, Sappho 128:
    • No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
  • (archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
  • * 1744 George Berkeley, Siris §190:
    • Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
  • (slang) Amazing.
    • That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
  • (slang) damn, annoying, darn
    • I fell over the stupid wire.

    Synonyms

    * dense, dumb, retarded, unintelligent * (especially in the Caribbean) stupidy * See also

    Derived terms

    * stupe * stupefy * stupid-ass * stupidity * stupidly * stupidness

    Related terms

    * stupor * stupendous

    References

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    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (slang, dated) Extremely.
    • My gear is stupid fly.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stupid person; a fool.
  • * 1910 , , ‘The Strategist’, Reginald in Russia :
    • ‘You stupid !’ screamed the girls, ‘we've got to guess the word.’
  • * 1922 , Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch
    • "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
  • * 1996 , Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem
    • At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.
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