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IMBECILIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does imbecilic mean?
• IMBECILIC (adjective)
The adjective IMBECILIC has 1 sense:
1. having a mental age of three to seven years
Familiarity information: IMBECILIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Declension: comparative and superlative |
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a mental age of three to seven years
Synonyms:
Similar:
retarded (relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development)
Derivation:
imbecile (a person of subnormal intelligence)
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