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What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective "stupid" ? Some native speakers say "more stupid" and "most stupid". Is it correct ?

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Question ajoutée par Francis Panikulam , Head of the English faculty , ISM International School.
Date de publication: 2015/04/09
Ahmad Saleh
par Ahmad Saleh , Part-time English Teacher , ITA

Both forms are correct. In fact, comparatives and superlatives with more and most are gaining ground with two-syllable adjectives :

commoner/more common; stupid/more stupid;politer/more polite.

 

Languages DO change ! 

Francis Panikulam
par Francis Panikulam , Head of the English faculty , ISM International School.

'The Oxford English Dictionary of current English' gives stupider and stupidest as the comparative and superlative forms because the adjective has only two syllables. 

Ahmed ELSayed
par Ahmed ELSayed , Instructor of English , SPSP (Saudi petroleum Services Polytechnics)

Yes, it's fully correct because we can't add "er" or "est" to the end of this word.

Nader Haidar
par Nader Haidar , Official IELTS Instructor , IDP IELTS LEBANON

I think "more stupid" and "most stupid" are correct forms.

 

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