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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the mind; intellectual.
- adjective Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind.
- adjective Slang Emotionally upset; crazed.
- adjective Offensive Slang Mentally ill or intellectually impaired.
- adjective Often Offensive Intended for people with mental illness or intellectual impairment.
- adjective Of or relating to the chin.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin mentum, chin; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
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