What does "imbecile" mean?
Imbecile: Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
Additional senses
- 2.One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
- 3.To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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