imbecile
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Stupid he who gives, Imbecile he who does not take.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Nicholas B. concluded his bald narrative with the word "Imbecile," uttered with the utmost deliberation.
From A Personal Record by Conrad, Joseph
Imbecile discomfiture and rage—so that, as he walked about his room, he ground his teeth—had complete possession of him.
From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles
Imbecile, vacant, drivelling—she appeared almost unconscious of former existence; and of those subjects which formerly engrossed her attention, and excited her feelings, there were scarcely any on which she now evinced any emotion.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 267, August 4, 1827 by Various
Imbecile, to give bread to the rats that they might not disturb him in the night-time, instead of keeping a cat!
From A Hungarian Nabob by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
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