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feeble-minded

[fee-buhl-mahyn-did] / ˈfi bəlˈmaɪn dɪd /


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In other instances, it could be due to a "sick-leader syndrome," in which dolphins unwittingly follow an older, confused and feeble-minded dolphin to their death.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2022

So they got her declared epileptic and feeble-minded; she was neither… She’d been doing perfectly well in school.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2016

The character of Yankel, Lazarus’s feeble-minded brother, was also invested with the power to heal.

From New York Times Dec. 7, 2011

"They talk about her as being feeble-minded as a child and that she'd grow out of it - so perhaps a learning disability as we understand it," says Dinesh Bhugra.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2010

Then one night, after I watched a movie about men in black hats with guns and feeble-minded horses, a different show came on.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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