What does feeble-minded mean?
Feeble-minded means Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence..
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Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence..
Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.”
Use feeble-minded when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Feeble-minded means Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence..
Common synonyms include irresolute, vacillating, imbecile.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.”
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