Imbecility: alternatives and connections

The state of being backward.

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A wandering; a roving or irregular course.

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Defect; want; lack; default.

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To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

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The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.

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The quality or state of being slow.

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The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

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The quality of being foolish.

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The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

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