| 释义 |
cretinous, a.|ˈkriːtɪnəs|
[f. as cretin + -ous.]
Of or pertaining to a cretin; of the nature of cretinism.
1839Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 471/2 The..cretinous affections..are striking examples of the effect of hereditary influence combined with that of..situation. 1863Ruskin Munera P. (1880) 146 The whole nature of slavery being one cramp and cretinous contraction. |