abruti

French

Adjective

abruti m (feminine abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)

1. Whose physical or mental capacities have been impaired by tiredness or another factor; dazed.

   Des vainqueurs abrutis de crime, ivres d'encens — Victor Hugo

   Pourquoi plus de la moitié des hommes est-elle abrutie par les superstitions ? — Diderot & D'Alembert

2. (chiefly Europe, informal) Moronic, idiotic.

Noun

abruti m (plural abrutis; feminine abrutie, plural abruties)

1. (chiefly Europe, informal) moron, idiot, fool

Usage notes

In Canada, terms like newfie and innocent are preferred.

Verb

abruti m (feminine abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)

1. Past participle of abrutir

Anagrams

• bruita