imbecile
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Stupid he who gives, Imbecile he who does not take.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nature alone did not favor them Imbecile and immoral minds fell to the lot of the aristocrat as often as to the lowly born.
From Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Lane, Mary E. Bradley
That is, producing things or doing things which--though useful and necessary to the Imbecile System--cannot be described as the necessaries of life or the benefits of civilization.
From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Tressell, Robert
Imbecile though he is, madman though he may be, he is dear to me and my sister.
From The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
Imbecile and vicious men cannot do any of these things.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
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