feeble-minded

[ fee-buhl-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈfi bəlˈmaɪn dɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR feeble-minded ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

lacking the normal mental powers.

Medicine/Medical. (no longer in technical use) mentally deficient.

stupid or foolish; not sensible: feeble-minded remarks.

Archaic. lacking firmness of mind; indecisive.

Origin of feeble-minded

First recorded in 1525–35

OTHER WORDS FROM feeble-minded

fee·ble-mind·ed·ly, adverbfee·ble-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby feeble-minded

fed to the gills, fed up, fee, feeb, feeble, feeble-minded, feed, Feed a cold; starve a fever, feedback, feedback inhibition, feedback loop

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Example sentences from the Web for feeble-minded

Some people chose to infer that we believed humans to be feeble-minded, which we never did.
Daniel Kahneman’s Gripe With Behavioral Economics|Jesse Singal|April 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The only way to combat these conditions in the city is to have strict registration of all feeble-minded and insane.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.)|W. Grant Hague, M.D.
First: the permanent detention and segregation of all who are classified as feeble-minded.
London's Underworld|Thomas Holmes
So as might be expected the hordes of our feeble-minded and epileptic are always a source of grave danger in this respect.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer

Chart I shows the descendants of a feeble-minded woman who was married twice.
Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction|T. W. Shannon
Father used to say that if ignorance was bliss the home for feeble-minded folks ought to be a paradise.
Galusha the Magnificent|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for feeble-minded

feeble-minded

adjective

lacking in intelligence; stupid

mentally defective

lacking decision; irresolute

Derived forms of feeble-minded

feeble-mindedly, adverbfeeble-mindedness, noun

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单词	feeble-minded
释义	feeble-minded [ fee-buhl-mahyn-did ] / ˈfi bəlˈmaɪn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR feeble-minded ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking the normal mental powers. Medicine/Medical. (no longer in technical use) mentally deficient. stupid or foolish; not sensible: feeble-minded remarks. Archaic. lacking firmness of mind; indecisive. Origin of feeble-minded First recorded in 1525–35 OTHER WORDS FROM feeble-minded fee·ble-mind·ed·ly, adverbfee·ble-mind·ed·ness, noun Words nearby feeble-minded fed to the gills, fed up, fee, feeb, feeble, feeble-minded, feed, Feed a cold; starve a fever, feedback, feedback inhibition, feedback loop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feeble-minded Some people chose to infer that we believed humans to be feeble-minded, which we never did. Daniel Kahneman’s Gripe With Behavioral Economics\|Jesse Singal\|April 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The only way to combat these conditions in the city is to have strict registration of all feeble-minded and insane. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.)\|W. Grant Hague, M.D. First: the permanent detention and segregation of all who are classified as feeble-minded. London's Underworld\|Thomas Holmes So as might be expected the hordes of our feeble-minded and epileptic are always a source of grave danger in this respect. Being Well-Born\|Michael F. Guyer Chart I shows the descendants of a feeble-minded woman who was married twice. Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction\|T. W. Shannon Father used to say that if ignorance was bliss the home for feeble-minded folks ought to be a paradise. Galusha the Magnificent\|Joseph C. Lincoln British Dictionary definitions for feeble-minded feeble-minded adjective lacking in intelligence; stupid mentally defective lacking decision; irresolute Derived forms of feeble-minded feeble-mindedly, adverbfeeble-mindedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to feeble-minded dim-witted, dull, dumb, half-witted, retarded, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted, unintelligent
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feeble-minded

adjective

Origin of feeble-minded

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adjective

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