It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied.
Bacon.
Stu*pen"dous (?), a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p. future pass. of
stupere to be astonished at. Cf. Stupid.] Astonishing; wonderful;
amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a
stupendous pile. "A stupendous sum." Macaulay.
All are but parts of one stupendous whole.
Pope.
-- Stu*pen"dous*ly, adv. -- Stu*pen"dous*ness, n.
Stu"pe*ous (?), a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow; cf. L. stuppeus
made of tow. Cf. Stupose.] Resembling tow; having long, loose scales,
or matted filaments, like tow; stupose.
Stu"pid (?), a. [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied: cf. F.
stupide.] 1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in
understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of
persons.
O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the
living God!
Milton.
With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he stood.
Thomson.
2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or
genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.
Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times.
Swift.
Syn. -- Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish;
dull; heavy; clodpated. -- Stu"pid*ly (#), adv. -- Stu"pid*ness, n.
Stu*pid"i*ty (?), n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F. stupidité.] 1. The quality
or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or
understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.