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idiotorial

UK/ˌɪdiəˈtɔːɹɪəl/US/ˌɪdiəˈtɔɹiəl/

idiotorial noun: an editorial expressing an idiotic opinion.

Noun

idiotorial (plural idiotorials)

  1. (humorous, informal) An editorial expressing an idiotic opinion.
    • Doubtless you, gentle reader, are giving yourself over to the frivolity of glancing this way in the same spirit of novelty that impelled us to write an idiotorial that really said something.1908, The Débris, page 344
    • Echoes of Mallock's arguments are still in the air, and every time some "idiotor" of a great daily wants to write a rant against the “Reds” he grabs his well-worn copy of Mallock, breathes in some of its inspiration and then blows it out into a long-winded, big-worded “idiotorial” on Socialism.1922, August Claessens, The Trinity of Plunder, page 20

Adjective

idiotorial (comparative more idiotorial, superlative most idiotorial)

  1. Pertaining to the writing of idiotorials.
    • In explanation of how we prepare these unoffending and peaceable dissertations that have met with such universal acknowledgement, we vouchsafe the following instruction to the young idiotorial space-filler.1908, Purdue ... Debris, page 344
    • On the theory that intelligent life exists north of the Border, we (the well-known idiotorial "we") welcome, this issue, two new Canadian artists, Claudia Dubie and Ralph Alfonso.1971, Riverside Quarterly - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Volume 6, Issue 2, page 167

Examples of idiotorial in a sentence

  • The head over the idiotorial was: "WINCHELL THE COCKROACH!"1975, Walter Winchell, Winchell exclusive: "things that happened to me--and me to them:
  • Then we have the Idiotorial Necromancer and Presto High-Diver, who writes learnedly of that which he does not comprehend and which he is incompetent to analyze.2018, Joesph Ovette, Advanced Magic, page 37:

Forms of idiotorial

Noun
pluralidiotorials
Adjective
comparativemore idiotorial
superlativemost idiotorial

Origin of idiotorial

Blend of idiot + editorial.

Questions about idiotorial

What does idiotorial mean?
Idiotorial means an editorial expressing an idiotic opinion.
How do you use idiotorial in a sentence?
The head over the idiotorial was: "WINCHELL THE COCKROACH!"
What part of speech is idiotorial?
Idiotorial can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce idiotorial?
Idiotorial is pronounced /ˌɪdiəˈtɔːɹɪəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of idiotorial?
The plural of idiotorial is idiotorials.

Words near idiotorial in the dictionary

  1. idiotness
  2. idioto
  3. idiotope
  4. idiotopes
  5. idiotor
  6. idiotorial
  7. idiotorials
  8. idiotors
  9. idiotos
  10. idiotproof
  11. idiotproofed

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