feebleminded
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That, Dovey Johnson Roundtree knew, could have immense significance for her client, a feebleminded day laborer accused of one of the most sensational murders of the mid-20th century.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2018
Refreshingly, there is no scene of gay bashing, just Johnny’s own brutish, slightly feebleminded approach to physical connection.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017
To begin: Ms. Buck was neither epileptic nor feebleminded.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2016
Malraux, he charged, should understand "that music is a matter sufficiently important not to have it put into the hands of feebleminded and incompetent men."
From Time Magazine Archive
If Vivian could also be shown to be feebleminded, Priddy reasoned, his case would be closed.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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