Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM'BE-CILE
IM'BE-CILE, a. [im'becil; L. imbecillis; Fr. imbecile. This seems to be a compound word, of which the primitive bec, is not now to be found or recognized.]
Weak; feeble; destitute of strength, either of body or of mind; impotent. Barrow.
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