define imbecile
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- imbecile. noun. 1  A person who is considered foolish or stupid. 2  A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision.
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- Legal definition for EMANCIPATED MINOR: A minor who is legally no longer under the care and responsibility of his or her parents. A minor can petition a court for such freedom. Related Legal Terms & Definitions. CHILD or CHILDREN (1) Referring to a son or daughter of any age of a parent or parents….
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-en immolate. 1  second-person plural present indicative of. 2  second-person plural imperative of. 3  feminine plural of.
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- from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. 1  adj. Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled. 2  adj. Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste. 3  adj. Playful, sportive; being merry or carefree (often used figuratively). 4  adj. Self-indulgent, fond of excess; luxurious. 5  adj.
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- e·vil. adj. e·vil·er, e·vil·est. 1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant. 2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet. 3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens. 4. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation. 5.
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- Define immiscible. immiscible synonyms, immiscible pronunciation, immiscible translation, English dictionary definition of immiscible. adj. That cannot undergo mixing or blending: immiscible elements. im·mis′ci·bil′i·ty n. im·mis′ci·bly adv. adj incapable of being mixed to form a...
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Definitions &Translations When referring to a person, a humbug means a fraud or impostor, implying an element of unjustified publicity and spectacle. In modern usage, the word is most associated with Ebenezer Scrooge, a character created by Charles Dickens.
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inclement Inclement is from a Latin root formed from the prefix in-not plus clemens clement. This English adjective clement can mean either mild or merciful; the more commonly used noun clemency can mean mildness or mercy.
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- Quick definitions from WordNet (ignoble) ▸ adjective: completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose (Something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude) ▸ adjective: not of the nobility (Of ignoble (or ungentle) birth)
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- verb (used with object), imprecated, imprecating. 1. to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person. Origin of imprecate. Latin. 1605-1615. 1605-15; < Latin imprecātus past participle of imprecārī to invoke, pray to or for, equivalent to im- im-1 + prec- pray + -ātus -ate1.
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- someone who is ineffective or irresponsible The definition of feckless is  someone who is ineffective or irresponsible. A person who cannot be trusted to take on responsibility is an example of someone who would be described as feckless.
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- inefficacy. The condition or state of being incapable of accomplishing or effecting anything: helplessness, impotence, inadequacy, incapability, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, powerlessness, uselessness.
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impure im•pure. 1. not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior nature: impure water. 2. modified by admixture, as color. 3. mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture. 4. regarded by a religion as unclean.
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- (Definition of “merciless” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Imbecile Imbecile was a medical category of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a type of criminal. The term arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded. It included people with an IQ of 26–50, between idiot (IQ of 0–25) and moron (IQ of 51–70). The meaning was further refined into mental and moral imbecility.
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- uk ​ /ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.tə.bəl/ us ​ /ɪˈnɪm.ə.t̬ə.bəl/. › very unusual or of very high quality and therefore impossible to copy: He was describing, in his own inimitable style/way, how to write a best-selling novel. She appeared at the Oscars wearing one of Versace's inimitable creations. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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Loretta - Meaning of Loretta Loretta is a widely used name; it has 25 variant transcriptions. Variation transcriptions include Laret, Laretta, Larette, Larretta, Larrette, Lauret, Laureta, Lauretta, Laurette, Lawrete, Leretta, Loret, Loretah, Lorete, Lorett, Lorette, Lorit, Lorita, Lorite, Lorreta, Lorretta, Lorrette, Lorrita, and Lowretta.ut of the group of girl names directly related to Loretta, Laura was the most commonly used in 2012. Baby names that sound like Loretta include Lacrita, Lacryta, Lucrezia, and Lacreta.
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incompetent LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of incompetent is someone or something not qualified, inadequate or insufficient for a given purpose. An example of incompetent is a person getting behind the wheel of a manual transmission car, who doesn't know how to drive with a stick shift.
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- inefficient - lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; an ineffective administration; inefficient workers. ineffective. incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; an incompetent secret service; the filming was hopeless incompetent.
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INDISCIPLINE AT SCHOOL Indiscipline is a behavioral disorder that is classified as an act of delinquency. Just like, lying, stealing and playing truant or running away from home. It is often the cause of a lot of mental, emotional and also physical damage. Such as damage to property in homes as well as in schools.
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Definition of Ignoble Low in character or purpose. 1. completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude; I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (antonym) noble.
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- impolitic (adj.) not according to good policy, c. 1600, from assimilated form of in-(1) not, opposite of + politic (adj.) judicious. Related: Impoliticly. Impolicy quality of being impolitic is attested from 1747.
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obsequious There are many words in the English language for a person or an action that is overly obedient and submissive. Obsequious people are usually not being genuine; they resort to flattery and other fawning ways to stay in the good graces of authority figures.
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immaterial immaterial - (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent); what others think is altogether indifferent to him. indifferent.
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jet-, -ject, -jecting, -jected, -jection, -jector, -jectory; jacu-, jac- (Latin: throw, send, fling, hurl, cast; gush; spurt). abject (AB jekt, ab JEKT) (adjective) , more abject, most abject. 1. Pertaining to the most contemptible kind, despicable; a situation that is miserable or hopeless: The soldier deserted like an abject coward. 2.
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- impeachverb [ T ] uk ​ /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ us ​ /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/. › to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US: The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money. impeachable. adjective uk ​ /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.ə.bəl/ us ​ /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.ə.bəl/.