"feeble-minded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more feeble-minded [comparative], feebler-minded [comparative], most feeble-minded [superlative], feeblest-minded [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind English -ed English minded English feeble-minded Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|en:feeble<id:weak>|en:minded<id:mind of a particular nature>|id=lacking intelligence|tree=1}} Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind English -ed English minded English feeble-minded Head templates: {{en-adj|more,+first}} feeble-minded (comparative more feeble-minded or feebler-minded, superlative most feeble-minded or feeblest-minded)
  1. Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence. Synonyms: irresolute, vacillating, imbecile Derived forms: feeb Related terms: feeble-mindedly, feeble-mindedness Translations (unintelligent): zwak begaafd (Dutch), heikkomielinen (Finnish), vähä-älyinen (Finnish), heikkolahjainen (Finnish), faible d'esprit (French), schwachsinnig (German), малоуман [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), malouman [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pusilánime (Spanish), sinnessvag (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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