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adjective
- 1. unable to make intelligent decisions or judgements; foolish or stupid.
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FEEBLE-MINDED meaning: 1. without an ordinary level of intelligence, or unable to act or think in an intelligent way 2…. Learn more.
1. dated, offensive : impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability. Note: This meaning of the word feebleminded, which is associated especially with eugenics practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is no longer used in medical, educational, and regulatory contexts and is considered offensive. 2.
FEEBLE-MINDED definition: 1. without an ordinary level of intelligence, or unable to act or think in an intelligent way 2…. Learn more.
Person [s] who may be capable of earning a living under favourable circumstances, but are incapable from mental defect, existing from birth or from an early age: (1) of competing on equal terms with their normal fellows, or (2) of managing themselves and their affairs with ordinary prudence. [3]
Feeble-minded definition: lacking the normal mental powers.. See examples of FEEBLE-MINDED used in a sentence.
adjective. dated us / ˌfi·bəlˈmɑɪn·dɪd, ˈfi·bəlˌmɑɪn·dɪd / Add to word list. unable to think carefully: These regulations will protect the foolish and feeble-minded. (Definition of feebleminded from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of feebleminded. feebleminded.
adjective. 1. lacking the normal mental powers. 2. Medicine obsolete. having a very low intelligence quotient. Compare idiot (sense 2), imbecile (sense 2), moron (sense 2) 3. stupid; unintelligent. feeble-minded remarks. 4. archaic. lacking firmness of mind; indecisive. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
adj. 1. Deficient in intelligence. No longer in scientific use. 2. Exhibiting a marked lack of intelligent consideration and forethought: a feeble-minded plan doomed to failure. fee′ble-mind′ed·ly adv. fee′ble-mind′ed·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A feebleminded person has a feeble, or weak, mind. To be feebleminded is to be mentally slow. People with an IQ below a certain number are feebleminded in a technical sense.
Definition of feeble-minded adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
