imbecilic
Example Sentences
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The roaring reactions to Santos enthusiastically feigning enthusiasm through imbecilic, badly improvised dialogue are purely reflexive.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2023
Mindy and Dibiasky race through the movie, panicking and pleading with inept politicians and media and an imbecilic populace, all while accompanied by this unhinged band.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022
But we are at our most imbecilic when dealing with Russia.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2018
I guess the form itself excites us: We’re so starved for ways to show self-discipline, and to regiment our time, that any goal will do, even one so imbecilic as the marathon.
From Slate • May 31, 2016
I’ll bet it was that imbecilic Kurt Kiefer who spilled the beans on her, after he got back to Paris and blabbed about his conquests.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
