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retarded

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re·tard·ed  (r-tärdd)
adj.
1. Often Offensive Affected with mental retardation.
2. Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed.

retarded
Adjective
underdeveloped mentally
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retarded - people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.1.retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"
unintelligent, stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"
precocious - characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"
Translations
Spanish retarded [rɪˈtɑːdɪd] adjretrasado
French retarded [rɪˈtɑːdɪd] adjretardé(e)
German retarded [rɪˈtɑːdɪd] adjzurückgeblieben;
mentally retarded → geistig zurückgeblieben

Italian retarded [rɪˈtɑːdɪd] adjritardato/a;
(also: mentally retarded) → tardo/a (di mente)

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* These misguided people sacrificed their own lives wantonly, very often made our own plans go astray, and retarded our organization.
But his wounds always made it seem that his feet were retarded, held, and he fought a grim fight, as with invisible ghouls fastened greedily upon his limbs.
This, in itself, retarded Tarzan's pace, for it was with difficulty that he kept his footing.
 
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