Genius
Genius noun - A very smart person.
Usage example: the 16-year-old college graduate was considered to be a genius
Imbecile
Imbecile noun - A stupid person.
Usage example: only an imbecile would leave their car unlocked, with the keys in the ignition, and then be surprised when the vehicle was stolen
Nearby Word: imbecility
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Vila Restal from Blake's 7 is a genius safecracker/pickpocket who spends the majority of his time acting like a cowardly imbecile.
- Until the 2.5.2 patch for the Conclave DLC, educating children in Crusader Kings II could bestow them with inheritable traits like strong, quick, genius... or imbecile.
Source: Lamarck Was Right - Synopsis: "Basically it's a tale of what the mind of the mildly sociopathic boy genius Octavian from HBO's Rome gets up to in the body of the violently psychopathic boy imbecile Joffrey from HBO's Game of Thrones."
Source: Fanfic Recs / Game of Thrones
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