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(adj) Cretin-like, idiotic, boorish (Word found in many early 20th Cent dictionaries has enjoyed recent slang usage, especially among hackers. “Crétin” is a not entirely respected French dialectal term for a deformed or retarded person)
Brittney Spears is a cretinous poster-girl.
cretinous by Bill Peters November 11, 2006

Cretinous Etinous 

A creature that partakes in cretinous activities
Craig: Why are you wearing shorts in winter you cretinous etinous?
Jamie: short weather innit

cretinist 

Usually a fundamentalist, holier-than-thou, Bible-thumping, Scripture-quoting, Hallelujah-ing Christian, who often claims to be a "creation scientist" despite obviously bad science and flawed logic. Outspoken and eloquent, they can be very persuasive to the uninformed and pose a grave danger to our public school systems. Someone who naively and blindly believes in what one ancient book (Genesis) says and ignores the huge mountain of evidence and the power of human logic attesting to the rise of man and other species by naturalistic (sans divine intervention) mechanisms. Some also still believe that the earth is flat.

A notorious cretinist is "Dr." Kent Hovind who bought his degree from a diploma mill.

Suggested reading: The Selfish Gene, by renowned Oxford biologist Dr. Richard Dawkins. This is one book that, if you can uderstand the complexities involved can change your whole worldview forever as it did mine.
Beware, a cretinist may be coming to a church or PTA meeting near you!

cretinismus enormous 

an enormous cretin. a fool of extraordinary magnitude whose stupidity is enmeshed with megalomania.
george bush exhibits the cretinismus enormous syndrome here:

1. I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully

2. Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

cretinist 

Somebody who holds to the 6 day creation theory, often blindly and without even attempting to study any scientific textbooks. Does not believe in the theory of what they may call "evilution."
"My friend is such a cretinist...of course we came from monkeys."
cretinist by joe February 10, 2004

cretinesque 

someone exhibiting questionable mental ability. displaying evidence of little thought or research in ones' thoughts or actions. operating more by 'feel' as opposed to carefully planned and/or 'thought out' actions.

behavior in 'society' triggering doubt re: the normal formation and/or usage of ones' brain. -exposition of evidence of probable mental deficiency
michael foolsley had shown cretinesque tendencies when he started the food fight at lord and lady fauntleroy's dinner party!!

doug vomited all over james suede jacket, exhibiting supreme cretinesque tendancies!!

alcohol 'greased the skids' for bubba's cretinesque behavior!!
cretinesque by michael foolsley February 20, 2011