imbecile
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Stupid he who gives, Imbecile he who does not take.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was witty like the Emperor, whom people surnamed "Louis the Imbecile," and who certainly had the most refined, subtle, and at the same time the most generous wit.
From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Bernhardt, Sarah
Imbecile that I was, I had not thought of that.
From Roughing It, Part 4. by Twain, Mark
Imbecile and vicious men cannot do any of these things.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
Mr. Nicholas B. concluded his bald narrative with the word "Imbecile," uttered with the utmost deliberation.
From A Personal Record by Conrad, Joseph
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