Thesaurus: imbecile
Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
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Definitions
- a. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded">feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
- n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
- v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.
- adj. having a mental age of three to seven years
- n. a person of subnormal intelligence
- Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble;impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded">feeble-minded; as, hospitals for theimbecile and insane.
- j:17/n:83 s. having a mental age of three to seven years