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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
imbecile /ˈɪmbɪsiːl/
▶noun informal a stupid person. ▶adjective stupid; idiotic.
– derivatives
imbecilic adjective,
imbecility noun (pl. imbecilities).
imbecilic adjective,
imbecility noun (pl. imbecilities).
– origin C16 (as adj. in the sense ‘physically weak’): via Fr. from L. imbecillus, lit. ‘without a supporting staff’.
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