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Synonyms for imbecilic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-buh-sil-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm bəˈsɪl ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for imbecilic Other synonyms for the word imbecilic
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nerdy
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
Définition of imbecilic
Origin :- 1875, from imbecile + -ic.
- adj foolish
- The intricate and imbecilic steps of the day he performed in flawless sequence.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- He, Hunter, was the one who deserved execution for ever entrusting anything so important as the message to an imbecilic animal.
- Extract from : « --And Devious the Line of Duty » by Tom Godwin
- Moral strife, as well as legal penalties, would bear all the stigmata of unmitigated, imbecilic cruelty.
- Extract from : « The Philosophy of Spinoza » by Baruch de Spinoza
- If stimulated by association with girls, he makes crude and imbecilic plans for conquest.
- Extract from : « The Criminal Imbecile » by Henry Herbert Goddard
- It needs no argument to show that all the rest of his conduct in leaving things as he did was imbecilic.
- Extract from : « The Criminal Imbecile » by Henry Herbert Goddard
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