Retarded vs X - What's the difference?
retarded | x |
Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.
* 2004 , Duncan Mackay, The Observer , 8 Aug 2004:
(chiefly, North America) Underdeveloped (of a person's intelligence, abilities etc.).
* 2000 , Kate Connolly, The Guardian , 19 Apr 2000:
(colloquial, derogatory) Stupid, dumb.
* 1988 , Raymond E Feist, Faerie Tale :
(physics) Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation.
(retard)
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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Roman numerals
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As an adjective retarded
is delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.As a verb retarded
is (retard).As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.retarded
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- HGH, which was originally developed to assist children with retarded growth, is believed to be especially popular with sprinters.
- The European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest, which is representing the children - from the north-eastern city of Ostrava - said that the education ministry and local authorities had for decades "perpetuated a system which routinely brands disproportionate numbers of Gypsies as mentally retarded ".
- Looking at Jack, Gabbie said, "What?" "That's the Troll Bridge." She groaned at the pun. "That's retarded ."