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   imbecile

   /ˈɪmbɪsiːl/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid person.
   • ▪ a person of low intelligence.

   adjective

   • 1. stupid; idiotic: "try not to make imbecile remarks"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff’, from in- (expressing negation) + baculum ‘stick, staff’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. imbecilic adjective
   • 2. imbecility noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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