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Imbecile Person Mental Capacity I Thought Jones Bad

word imbecile
sentence I thought it as well to have Jones with us also. He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession.
definition [noun]
1. (obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.
2. (derogatory) A fool, an idiot.
[adjective]
(dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

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