imbecile
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"I am an imbecile," the man said to the couple as he contemplated taking the long journey back.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
“That was the message that the universe was shouting at us loud and clear. And it would’ve taken an imbecile to ignore that market message,” Needham said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2021
One French minister was furious: “Some consider they’re little heroes when they break the rules. Well, no. You’re an imbecile, and especially a threat to yourself.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2020
"Any imbecile might decide on a certain Monday to become a captain, and by Tuesday, with no qualifications whatsoever, that imbecile could take charge of a 300,000-ton vessel and the thousands of lives contained within."
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2020
He looks at me like I’m an imbecile for asking.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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