Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbecilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: im-be-cil-ic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.

Etymology

Etymology tree English imbecile Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English imbecilic From imbecile + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more imbecilic (comparative) most imbecilic (superlative)

Derived Forms

imbecilically

Synonyms

imbecile idiotic

Questions

What does imbecilic mean?: like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
Where does imbecilic come from?: Etymology tree English imbecile Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English imbecilic From imbecile + -ic.

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