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1 feeble-minded adj
[ˌfiːbl'maɪndɪd]deficiente, sciocco (-a) -
2 feeble-minded
['fiːblˌmaɪndɪd]aggettivo deficiente, stupido; eufem. (handicapped) debole di mente, ritardato mentale* * *['fiːblˌmaɪndɪd]aggettivo deficiente, stupido; eufem. (handicapped) debole di mente, ritardato mentale -
3 minded
['maɪndɪd]1) form.if you're so minded — se vuoi, se ti fa piacere
to be mechanically-minded — essere portato per la meccanica; (with certain attitude)
to be open-minded — avere una mentalità aperta; (with certain trait)
to be feeble-minded — essere uno sciocco o stupido
* * *minded /ˈmaɪndɪd/a.1 disposto (a); incline (a); che ha intenzione (o voglia) (di): They seem to be minded to get married soon, sembra intendano sposarsi presto2 (nei composti, per es.:) high-minded, magnanimo; di nobili sentimenti; small-minded, gretto, meschino; statistically minded, dotato di una mente (o di una mentalità) statistica.* * *['maɪndɪd]1) form.if you're so minded — se vuoi, se ti fa piacere
to be mechanically-minded — essere portato per la meccanica; (with certain attitude)
to be open-minded — avere una mentalità aperta; (with certain trait)
to be feeble-minded — essere uno sciocco o stupido
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4 feeble
['fiːbl]aggettivo [person, animal, institution] debole; [light, sound] debole, tenue, fioco; [ movement] debole, lieve; [argument, excuse] debole, poco convincente; [ performance] mediocre* * *['fi:bl](weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) debole- feebly* * *feeble /ˈfi:bl/a.3 debole; fiacco; senza efficacia; irresoluto: a feeble attempt, un debole tentativo; feeble excuse, scusa debole; feeble joke, battuta fiacca● feeble-minded, stupido; idiota; (med., antiq.) debole di mente, frenastenico □ feeble-mindedness, stupidità; idiozia; (med. antiq.) frenasteniafeebleness n. [u] feebly avv.* * *['fiːbl]aggettivo [person, animal, institution] debole; [light, sound] debole, tenue, fioco; [ movement] debole, lieve; [argument, excuse] debole, poco convincente; [ performance] mediocre
См. также в других словарях:
feeble-minded — adj 1.) stupid or not sensible ▪ a feeble minded policy 2.) old use having much less than average intelligence >feeble mindedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feeble-minded — Fee ble mind ed, a. Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. comfort the feeble minded. 1 Thess. v. 14. {Fee ble mind ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feeble-minded — feeble mindedly, adv. feeble mindedness, n. /fee beuhl muyn did/, adj. 1. lacking the normal mental powers. 2. Med. (formerly) mentally retarded. Cf. idiot, imbecile, moron. 3 … Universalium
feeble-minded — index non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
feeble-minded — adjective 1. ) stupid 2. ) OFFENSIVE with a lower than average level of intelligence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feeble-minded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) foolish; stupid. 2) dated having less than average intelligence … English terms dictionary
Feeble-minded — The term feeble minded was used from the late 19th century through the early 20th century as a loose description of a variety of mental deficiencies, including what would now be considered mental retardation in its various types and grades, and… … Wikipedia
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feeble-minded — adj feeble, Inf. weak in the head, weak minded, deficient, subnormal, retarded, slow; slow witted, dull, dull witted, stupid, Inf. dumb, foolish; empty headed, blank, vacant, vacuous, Sl. having nobody home, Sl. empty upstairs. See foolish(def3) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
feeble-minded — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. retarded, simple minded, foolish, senile; see dull 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Offensive. Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, simple minded, slow, slow witted.… … English dictionary for students
feeble-minded — adjective Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. See Also: feeble mindedly, feeble mindedness … Wiktionary