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imbecilic

[im-buh-sil-ik] / ˌɪm bəˈsɪl ɪk /


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The roaring reactions to Santos enthusiastically feigning enthusiasm through imbecilic, badly improvised dialogue are purely reflexive.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2023

It’s about us, in other words, notwithstanding the movie’s imbecilic “Circle of Life”-style hymn to the wonders of interspecies coexistence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022

But we are at our most imbecilic when dealing with Russia.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2018

The ad is pretty good at pointing out how and why this “thrilling display of authoritarian power” is an imbecilic idea.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2018

I’ll bet it was that imbecilic Kurt Kiefer who spilled the beans on her, after he got back to Paris and blabbed about his conquests.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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