feebleminded

feebleminded
adjective Date: 1534 1. obsolete irresolute, vacillating 2. mentally deficient 3. foolish, stupidfeeblemindedly adverbfeeblemindedness noun

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  • feebleminded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stupid, weak minded, unintelligent. See ignorance. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. mentally retarded, slow, dull witted, imbecilic, stupid, dumb, moronic, *weak in the head, subnormal, *airheaded,… …   English dictionary for students

  • feebleminded — adj. dim witted, lacking intelligence, stupid …   English contemporary dictionary

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