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imbecilic
im·be·cile I0043500 (ĭm′bə-sĭl, -səl)n.1. A person who is considered foolish or stupid.2. A person with moderate to severe intellectual disability having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
[From obsolete French imbécille, weak, feeble, from Old French, from Latin imbēcillus : in-, not; see in-1 + possibly bacillum, staff, diminutive of baculum, rod; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]
im′be·cil′ic (-sĭl′ĭk) adv.im•be•cil•ic (ˌɪm bəˈsɪl ɪk)
adj. contemptibly stupid or silly. [1915–20] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | imbecilic - having a mental age of three to seven yearsimbecile, idioticretarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" |
imbecilicadjectiveSo senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.EncyclopediaSeeimbecileimbecilic
Synonyms for imbecilicadj so senseless as to be laughableSynonyms- absurd
- foolish
- harebrained
- idiotic
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- silly
- softheaded
- tomfool
- unearthly
- zany
- cockeyed
- crazy
- loony
- loopy
- balmy
- dippy
- dopey
- jerky
- sappy
- wacky
Synonyms for imbecilicadj having a mental age of three to seven yearsSynonymsRelated Words |