weak-minded

weak-minded
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. moronic, idiotic, imbecilic, feebleminded; brainless, foolish, witless, empty-headed, vacuous; vacillating, irresolute, fickle. See ignorance, doubt.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. foolish, moronic, not bright; see stupid 1 , weak 3 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
irresolute, indecisive, mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy, spineless, feebleminded, dumb, stupid, *weak in the head, retarded, moronic, slow, dense.
ANT.: headstrong, resolute, decisive, intelligent, smart, bright
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense: brainless, fatuous, foolish, insensate, mindless, senseless, silly, unintelligent, witless. See ABILITY, PLANNED. 2. Offensive. Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted. Informal: soft. Offensive: feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded. See ABILITY.

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