transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɪmbɪsi:l ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 a person of abnormally weak intellect, esp. an adult with a mental age of about five. 2 colloq. a stupid person. --adj. mentally weak; stupid, idiotic. øøimbecilely adv. imbecilic adj. imbecility n. (pl. -ies). [F imb÷cil(l)e f. L imbecillus (as IN-(1), baculum stick) orig. in sense 'without supporting staff']