Latvian

Adjective

debils (def. debilais, comp. debilāks, sup. visdebilākais; adv. debili)

1. moron, mentally retarded (having impaired mental development)

   debils bērns‎ ― mentally retarded child

   Itālijā skolotāja liek skolniekam rakstīt, ka viņš ir debils‎ ― in Italy a teacher made a schoolboy write that he was mentally retarded

2. (colloquial, offensive) moronic, stupid, foolish

   Andris Kivičs nosauc Uldi Rudaku par debilu‎ ― Andris Kivičs called Uldis Rudaks a moron

   debils jautājums‎ ― stupid, moronic question

   tas ir vecs un debils stereotips‎ ― this is an old, stupid stereotype

Declension

Usage notes

In its colloquial uses, perhaps under the influence of the pronunciation of Russian деби́л ‎(debíl, “moron”), this term is often misspelled as debīls, with a long ī.

Synonyms

• idiotisks
• imbecils

Derived terms

• debilitāte