Latvian

Adjective

muļķīgs (def. muļķīgais, comp. muļķīgāks, sup. vismuļķīgākais; adv. muļķīgi)

1. (of people, also animals) stupid, foolish, dumb (not mentally well developed, lacking intelligence)

   labāk gudrs ienaidnieks neka muļķīgs draugs‎ ― better a wise enemy than a stupid friend

   viņa jutās muļķīga un provinciāla meitene, kas nav spējīga izprast, kurp virzītas šo cilvēku domas‎ ― she felt like a stupid, provincial girl, who is not able to understand where this person's thoughts are headed

   cik tak tāds suns muļķīgs!'‎ ― how stupid is that dog!

2. (of behavior) stupid, foolish, silly (typical of, expressing, lack of intelligence)

   muļķīgs skatiens‎ ― stupid, foolish look

   muļķīgas izdarības‎ ― foolish acts, behavior

3. (of texts, words) stupid, foolish, silly (having content expressing, or typical of, lack of intelligence)

   muļķīgs joks, muļķīga anekdote‎ ― silly joke

   muļķīgas iedomas‎ ― foolish ideas, whims

   muļķīgas tenkas‎ ― stupid gossip

   man sanāk dusmas, bet es neko neatbildu, gribēdams šo muļķīgo sarunu ātrāk izbeigt‎ ― I felt angry, but I didn't answer anything, wanting to finish this stupid conversation quickly

4. (of actions, states) stupid (unpleasant, unwanted, inappropriate)

   muļķīga situācija‎ ― stupid situation

   viņam pietika šīs muļķīgās dēkas‎ ― he had had enough of these stupid adventures

Declension

Synonyms

• bezjēdzīgs
• dumjš
• idiotisks
• neprātīgs
• stulbs

Antonyms

• gudrs

Derived terms

• muļķība