Is stupider a word?
It turns out
stupider is an actual word.
Stupider and
more stupid are both comparative forms of the adjective
stupid. They can be used interchangeably. In the English language,
stupid is one of just a few adjectives that have two grammatically-correct options for their comparative form. (In case you were wondering, the superlative forms of
stupid are
stupidest and
most stupid).
When do you use stupider?
The word
stupid is an adjective that refers to someone or something that’s foolish or senseless. If you want to compare two things that are stupid, use the comparative (
stupider/
more stupid) form of
stupid to describe which has a greater level of stupidity.
For example, you could say “Thing A is
stupid, but thing
B is
stupider.” This would express that you find thing B to have a greater level of stupidness than thing A. If you said “Thing B is
more stupid than thing A,” it would mean the same thing as the first sentence. Both sentences show the
comparative relationship between things A and B.