Explore Cretinous through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like retarded. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cretinous in a sentence
Cretinous meaning
Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
Synonyms of Cretinous
Using Cretinous
- The main meaning on this page is: Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
- Useful related words include: retarded.
Context around Cretinous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cretinous
- In this selection, "cretinous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely and example stand out and add context to how "cretinous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and most cretinous example hasn and called completely cretinous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cretinous" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cretinous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Trump’s attempt to intimidate particular outlets and reporters — of which his Fake News Awards is only the latest and most cretinous example — hasn’t tamed them in the way he wants. (32 words)
There have been reports in recent days that the latest proposal is similar to one put forward by former prime minister Theresa May, which Mr Rees-Mogg at the time called "completely cretinous". (33 words)
There have been reports in recent days that the latest proposal is similar to one put forward by former prime minister Theresa May, which Mr Rees-Mogg at the time called "completely cretinous". (33 words)
Trump’s attempt to intimidate particular outlets and reporters — of which his Fake News Awards is only the latest and most cretinous example — hasn’t tamed them in the way he wants. (32 words)
Example sentences (2)
There have been reports in recent days that the latest proposal is similar to one put forward by former prime minister Theresa May, which Mr Rees-Mogg at the time called "completely cretinous".
Trump’s attempt to intimidate particular outlets and reporters — of which his Fake News Awards is only the latest and most cretinous example — hasn’t tamed them in the way he wants.