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retarded

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. retarded (adjective)
  2. retard (verb)
  3. retarded depression (noun)
  4. fire-retarded (adjective)
  5. mental retardation (noun)

re·tard·ed

adj, \ri-ˈtär-dəd\

Definition of RETARDED

: slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress
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First Known Use of RETARDED

1895

Rhymes with RETARDED

mansarded, unguarded

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