imbecilicadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪmbᵻˈsɪlɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imbecile n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < imbecile n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier imbecile adj. and imbeciled adj.

Characteristic of a person regarded as an imbecile; extremely stupid or foolish; idiotic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] > idiotic

fonda1400

idiotc1400

idiotish1544

idiotly1581

idiotical1656

idiotic1659

imbecile1778

gypit1804

cretinist1858

cretinous1871

imbecilic1872

bodoh1873

dinlo1907

boob1911

pointy-headed1950

fuckwitted1973

divvy1975

fuckwit1979

numpty1992

1872 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 7 Sept. With the miserable attempt at punning and this admixture of imbecilic rowdyism, the room was a complete pandemonium.

1918 D. Flatau Yellow Eng. xxxv Looking round with an imbecilic grin.

1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Right to Answer ii. 18 There was a kind of imbecilic helper in the public bar.

2008 Private Eye 8 Aug. 16/1 I was prepared to overlook his manifest personal failings and his imbecilic posturing.

Derivatives

imbeˈcilically adv. in an imbecilic manner; idiotically, foolishly.

ΚΠ

1892 F. S. Billings Inoculation Concl. 304 The election of men of the masses..renders our government almost imbecilically impotent.

1946 B. Marshall George Brown's Schooldays 28 Pretended not to pray or looked imbecilically heathen.

1992 G. Swift Ever After xxi. 243 I smile imbecilically. What now?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imbecilic
释义	imbecilicadj. Brit. /ˌɪmbᵻˈsɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imbecile n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < imbecile n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier imbecile adj. and imbeciled adj. Characteristic of a person regarded as an imbecile; extremely stupid or foolish; idiotic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] > idiotic fonda1400 idiotc1400 idiotish1544 idiotly1581 idiotical1656 idiotic1659 imbecile1778 gypit1804 cretinist1858 cretinous1871 imbecilic1872 bodoh1873 dinlo1907 boob1911 pointy-headed1950 fuckwitted1973 divvy1975 fuckwit1979 numpty1992 1872 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 7 Sept. With the miserable attempt at punning and this admixture of imbecilic rowdyism, the room was a complete pandemonium. 1918 D. Flatau Yellow Eng. xxxv Looking round with an imbecilic grin. 1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Right to Answer ii. 18 There was a kind of imbecilic helper in the public bar. 2008 Private Eye 8 Aug. 16/1 I was prepared to overlook his manifest personal failings and his imbecilic posturing. Derivatives imbeˈcilically adv. in an imbecilic manner; idiotically, foolishly. ΚΠ 1892 F. S. Billings Inoculation Concl. 304 The election of men of the masses..renders our government almost imbecilically impotent. 1946 B. Marshall George Brown's Schooldays 28 Pretended not to pray or looked imbecilically heathen. 1992 G. Swift Ever After xxi. 243 I smile imbecilically. What now? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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