foolish Copy link Outline 1. stultus (most general term)2. fătuus (stronger than stultus, and mostly used as subs.)3. ĭneptus4. insĭpĭens5. stŏlĭdus • foolish: 1. stultus (most general term): unless you are more f. than the most f., nisi sis stultior stultissimo, Pl. Am. 3, 2, 26: puffed up with f. and barbarian arrogance, s. ac barbara arrogantia elati, Caes. B. C. 3, 59: a very f. plan, consilium stultissimum, Liv.: Cic.: v. fool (I., 1). 2. fătuus (stronger than stultus, and mostly used as subs.): v. idiot. Join: fatuus, insulsus, tardus, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 49. 3. ĭneptus: v. silly. 4. insĭpĭens: v. unwise. 5. stŏlĭdus: v. stupid.