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Webster 1913 Edition


Imbecile

Im′be-cile

,
Noun.
1.
One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind; – sometimes used as a pejorative term.

Im′be-cile

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Verb.
T.
To weaken; to make imbecile;
as, to
imbecile
men’s courage
.
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Imbecile

IM'BECILE

,
Adj.
im'becil. [L. imbecillis.] Weak; feeble; destitute of strength, either of body or of mind; impotent.

Definition 2024


imbécile

imbécile

See also: imbecile

French

Adjective

imbécile m, f (plural imbéciles)

  1. stupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile

Derived terms

Noun

imbécile m (plural imbéciles)

  1. imbecile
    Me prenez-vous pour un imbécile?