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feeble-minded
[ fee-buhl-mahyn-did ]
/ Ėfi bÉlĖmaÉŖn dÉŖd /
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adjective
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 1525ā35
OTHER WORDS FROM feeble-minded
feeĀ·ble-mindĀ·edĀ·ly, adverbfeeĀ·ble-mindĀ·edĀ·ness, nounWords nearby feeble-minded
fed to the gills, fed up, fee, feeb, feeble, feeble-minded, feed, Feed a cold; starve a fever, feedback, feedback loop, feed bag
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How to use feeble-minded in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for feeble-minded
feeble-minded
adjective
lacking in intelligence; stupid
mentally defective
lacking decision; irresolute
Derived forms of feeble-minded
feeble-mindedly, adverbfeeble-mindedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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