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imbecillus.

weak, feeble

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɪm.beːˈkɪl.lʊs]Classical-Latin[im.beˈt͡ʃil.lus]
  1. weak, feeble

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. cowardly

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Unknown; perhaps from earlier *imbeccillus, from in- + bacillum + -us, as if “without support, feeble”, but De Vaan finds it “far-fetched”.

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