feeble-minded
[fee-buh l-mahyn-did]
- lacking the normal mental powers.
- Medicine/Medical. (no longer in technical use) mentally deficient.
- stupid or foolish; not sensible: feeble-minded remarks.
- Archaic. lacking firmness of mind; indecisive.
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Origin of feeble-minded
First recorded in 1525–35
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Examples from the Web for feeble-minded
Contemporary Examples
Some people chose to infer that we believed humans to be feeble-minded, which we never did.
Historical Examples
The feeble-minded have no forethought and no self-restraint.
The Task of Social HygieneHavelock Ellis
But the feeble-minded one was prepared for anything by the time the miracle happened.
The GeniusMargaret Horton Potter
And I reckin that's the cause of my bein' here to-day, accused of bein' feeble-minded.
From Place to PlaceIrvin S. Cobb
But why do the feeble-minded tend so strongly to become delinquent?
The Measurement of IntelligenceLewis Madison Terman
This young woman is feeble-minded and should be classed as such.
The Measurement of IntelligenceLewis Madison Terman
feeble-minded
- lacking in intelligence; stupid
- mentally defective
- lacking decision; irresolute
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