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adj
like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
having a mental age of three to seven years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: imbecile, idiotic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English imbecile Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English imbecilic From imbecile + -ic.
