Feeble-minded
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence.
"Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.”"
Example
More examples"Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind English -ed English minded English feeble-minded
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