imbecilic

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adjective

like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.

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Meanings

adjectiveimbecilic (comparative more imbecilic, superlative most imbecilic)

comparative more imbecilic · superlative most imbecilic

  1. like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a mental age of three to seven years

Similar
imbecileidioticretarded
Also see
idioticimbecileretardedstupid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From imbecile + -ic.

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Cite this entry
APA

imbecilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbecilic

MLA

“imbecilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbecilic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imbecilic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbecilic.

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