feeble-minded

feeble-minded
/fee"beuhl muyn"did/, adj.
1. lacking the normal mental powers.
2. Med. (formerly) mentally retarded. Cf. idiot, imbecile, moron.
3. stupid; unintelligent: feeble-minded remarks.
4. Archaic. lacking firmness of mind; indecisive.
[1525-35]

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