n.
- A stupid person; a dolt.
- Psychology. A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
[From Greek mōron, neuter of mōros, stupid, foolish.]
moronic mo·ron'ic (mə-rŏn'ĭk, mô-) adj.moronically mo·ron'i·cal·ly adv.
moronism mo'ron'ism or mo·ron'i·ty (mə-rŏn'ĭ-tē, mô-) n.
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