Idiotic
Idiotic adjective - Having a mental age of three to seven years.
Simple
Simple adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: the fact that he didn't go to college doesn't mean he's simple
Idiotic is a synonym for simple in foolish topic. Sometimes you can use "Idiotic" instead an adjective "Simple", if it concerns topics such as feeble-minded.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Lampshaded in Angel Densetsu with Heizo and his tendency to seriously use progressively idiotic names for often-simple techniques.
Source: Calling Your Attacks -
It's subverted: Krunk, the Hulk Captain Ersatz, only got a tortilla chip in his tooth — which just needed a simple, painless extraction — compared to all the idiotic stuff Major Glory tries to do to his tooth.
- Sadist Teacher: This being a college comic written from the point of view of the students, college professors tend to range between this and simple idiotic incompetence.
Source: Webcomic / Mac Hall
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