Sekirov Dictionary

retard

UK /ɹɪˈtɑːd/US /ɹɪˈtɑɹd/

verb 5
noun 4
forms 5

verb5

To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
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To decelerate; to slow down.
- 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, retard, retard... — 2019
To put off; to postpone.
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(no longer used) To stay back.
- Some years it [The River Nile] hath also retarded, and come far later than usually it was expected — 1650
(no longer used) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).

noun4

A retardation; a delay.
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(informal, offensive) A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- College freshman Scott Damerow set a new world record by using his head to bust 142 eggs and he now officially holds a place in the Guinness Book of Fucking Retards. — 2013
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(offensive, old-fashioned) A person with mental retardation.
- The retard in our class needs special help.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.

forms

retarded · retarding · retardeth · retards · retardest

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