Meanings
adjectiveretardical (comparative more retardical, superlative most retardical)
comparative more retardical · superlative most retardical
- derogatoryslangStupid.
"They were retardical questions."
2009 March 16, Lorraine Sommerfeld, “Sticks and stones, and other useful tools”, in Toronto Star2 more examples
You need to take your retardical soap-box and wash your mouth out.
2005 July 1, owl, “Re: Choices for China”, in alt.global-warming (Usenet), message-ID <bl5cc1huojrrl8uj7kpmp8geh5rltliq94@4ax.com>WTF are you on you mentalistic retardical bastard.
2005 November 27, Phil Kyle, “Re: Argument!!!”, in alt.talk.bollocks (Usenet), message-ID <dmcr9v$lnt$8@blackhelicopter.databasix.com>
Origin
Blend of retarded + rhetorical, or retard + -ical.
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APA
retardical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retardical
MLA
“retardical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retardical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retardical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retardical.
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