Meaning of retarded in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    retarded

    Definitions

    1. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development

    Examples

    • « providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded »

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Famous quotes

  • « The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies. »
    Lester B. Pearson
  • « Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. »
    David Hume
  • « I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand. »
    Leonardo DiCaprio
  • « Improvisation is almost like the retarded cousin in the comedy world. We've been trying forever to get improvisation on TV. It's just like stand-up. It's best when it's just left alone. It doesn't translate always on TV. It's best live. »
    Amy Poehler
  • « The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something way retarded happens. Like Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone. »
    Joe Rogan

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