IMBECILES

Noun

imbeciles

plural of imbecile

Source: Wiktionary


IMBECILE

Im"be*cile, a. Etym: [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin: cf. F. imbécile.]

Definition: Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.

Syn.

– Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.

Im"be*cile, n.

Definition: One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.

Im"be*cile, v. t.

Definition: To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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