feeble-minded remarks - дурацкие /идиотские/ замечания
he is feeble-minded in a crisis - в критических ситуациях он теряется
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
feeble-minded — adj 1.) stupid or not sensible ▪ a feeble minded policy 2.) old use having much less than average intelligence >feeble mindedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feeble-minded — Fee ble mind ed, a. Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. comfort the feeble minded. 1 Thess. v. 14. {Fee ble mind ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feeble-minded — feeble mindedly, adv. feeble mindedness, n. /fee beuhl muyn did/, adj. 1. lacking the normal mental powers. 2. Med. (formerly) mentally retarded. Cf. idiot, imbecile, moron. 3 … Universalium
feeble-minded — index non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
feeble-minded — adjective 1. ) stupid 2. ) OFFENSIVE with a lower than average level of intelligence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feeble-minded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) foolish; stupid. 2) dated having less than average intelligence … English terms dictionary
Feeble-minded — The term feeble minded was used from the late 19th century through the early 20th century as a loose description of a variety of mental deficiencies, including what would now be considered mental retardation in its various types and grades, and… … Wikipedia
feeble-minded — adjective 1 unable to think clearly and decide what to do: Her husband s so feeble minded he won t do a thing unless she tells him to. 2 old use having much less than average intelligence feeble mindedly adverb feeble mindedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
feeble-minded — adj feeble, Inf. weak in the head, weak minded, deficient, subnormal, retarded, slow; slow witted, dull, dull witted, stupid, Inf. dumb, foolish; empty headed, blank, vacant, vacuous, Sl. having nobody home, Sl. empty upstairs. See foolish(def3) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
feeble-minded — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. retarded, simple minded, foolish, senile; see dull 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Offensive. Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, simple minded, slow, slow witted.… … English dictionary for students
feeble-minded — adjective Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. See Also: feeble mindedly, feeble mindedness … Wiktionary
