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Definition of: imbecile
(im′bə·sil) adjective
1. Having the mental faculties feeble or defective; feeble–minded.
2. Characterized by stupidity.
—noun Psychiatry A person of feeble mind; one intermediate between an idiot and a moron. See IDIOT. [<F imbécile. <L imbecillus weak]
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