microcephalicadj.n.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪk/, /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)kᵻˈfalɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊsəˈfælɪk/ A. adj.
1. Medicine and Physical Anthropology. Characterized by or relating to microcephaly.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of skull
microcephalic1857
thlipsencephalous1860
microcephalous1871
klinocephalic1878
trigonocephalic1878
trochocephalic1878
iniencephalic1893
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types
short-headed1802
beloid1833
microcephalous1840
platycephalous1846
long-skulled1847
round-headed1847
brachycephalic1849
dolichocephalic1849
acrocephalic1855
megacephalous1857
microcephalic1857
cymbocephalic1861
macrocephalous1861
platycephalic1861
macrocephalic1863
phaenozygous1863
dolichocephalous1864
homoeocephalic1866
mecistocephalic1866
mecocephalic1866
mesocephalic1866
orthocephalic1866
stenocephalic1866
cryptozygous1867
megalocephalic1868
aphanozygous1871
brachycephalous1872
orthocephalous1872
mesaticephalic1873
plagiocephalic1873
plagiocephalic1874
mesaticephalous1876
mesorrhine1877
platyrrhine1877
cylindro-cephalic1878
eurycephalic1878
hypsistenocephalic1878
megaseme1878
mesoseme1878
microseme1878
oxycephalic1878
oxyklinocephalic1878
platybasic1878
pyrgocephalic1878
tapinocephalic1878
megacephalic1879
hypsiconchous1885
mesoconchous1885
chamaeprosopic1886
leptocephalic1886
mesorrhinian1887
long-headed1888
tectocephalic1888
mecistocephalous1890
megalocephalous1890
plagiocephalous1890
mesocephal1891
stegoid1894
brachycranial1902
chamaecephalic1902
chamaeconchic1902
chamaecranial1902
macrocranial1902
platycranial1902
stenocranial1904
mesoconch1905
mesoconchic1909
hypsiconch1920
Lapponoid1939
hypsiconchic1960
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microcephalicus, of or belonging to Microcephalum, or a small head: microcephalic.
1864 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 257 Now the Neanderthal skull cannot be regarded as microcephalic.
1880 Nature 8 Jan. 224/1 The now extinct Tasmanian race was..microcephalic.
1937 Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry (Chicago) 38 731 Onufrowicz first described this fiber stratum as the occipitofrontal fasciculus in the brain of a microcephalic idiot.
1942 M. Burt Case of Fast Young Lady 370 One of those pestiferously meticulous detective stories written by fussy-minded precisians who insist on treating their readers like microcephalic infants.
1968 Brain 91 264 Aged 3 weeks he was transferred to another hospital where on admission he was thought to be microcephalic with a head circumference of 31.5 cm. (normal 37 cm.).
1995 J. F. Garner Once upon more Enlightened Time 22 His mother..encouraged her son's obsession, despite the obvious risk of..microcephalic grandchildren.
2. colloquial and derogatory. Stupid, small-minded.
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1971 Scotsman 20 May 12/2 Mr Hay's letter today is symptomatic of the microcephalic xenophobia which characterises the debate (or lack of it) on entry to the EEC.
1983 Verbatim Spring 21/1 What a microcephalic, nanocerebral ninnyhammer ought to do.
B. n.
1. Medicine and Physical Anthropology. A microcephalic person.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > of skull > person
microcephalus1848
thlipsencephalus1853
iniencephalus1857
microcephale1873
microcephalic1873
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [noun] > types of skull > person having
macrocephalus1626
long head1650
microcephalus1848
brachycephales1863
dolichocephali1863
brachistocephali1866
mecistocephali1866
Mesocephali1866
roundhead1867
microcephale1873
microcephalic1873
dolichocephal1876
mesorrhinian1878
mesocephal1883
short head1883
mesorrhine1885
platyrrhine1886
brachycephal1901
1873 Eng. Cycl., Arts & Sci. Suppl. 1552 Microcephalics, persons with small heads. This deformity is associated with mental defect.
1894 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 23 207 The keeled or scaphocephalic head, well known among microcephalics.
1967 E. Ochester in Transition No. 29. 45/1 Somewhere on the other side of the lake are places for the insane, the incurably ill, the hydro- and micro-cephalics.
1989 Indian Jrnl. Pediatrics 56 249 Most of the microcephalics..were severely retarded.
2000 Pediatric Neurol. 22 44 At the advanced stage of the disease, he developed tonic-clonic seizures and became a microcephalic.
2. colloquial and derogatory. A stupid or contemptible person.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > contemptible person
wormc825
wretchOE
thingOE
hinderlingc1175
harlot?c1225
mixa1300
villain1303
whelpc1330
wonnera1340
bismera1400
vilec1400
beasta1425
creaturec1450
dog bolt1465
fouling?a1475
drivel1478
shit1508
marmoset1523
mammeta1529
pilgarlica1529
pode1528
slave1537
slim1548
skit-brains?1553
grasshopper1556
scavenger1563
old boss1566
rag1566
shrub1566
ketterela1572
shake-rag1571
skybala1572
mumpsimus1573
smatchetc1582
squib1586
scabship1589
vassal1589
baboon1592
Gibraltar1593
polecat1593
mushroom1594
nodc1595
cittern-head1598
nit1598
stockfish1598
cum-twang1599
dish-wash1599
pettitoe1599
mustard-token1600
viliaco1600
cargo1602
stump1602
snotty-nose1604
sprat1605
wormling1605
brock1607
dogfly?1611
shag-rag1611
shack-rag1612
thrum1612
rabbita1616
fitchock1616
unworthy1616
baseling1618
shag1620
glow-worm1624
snip1633
the son of a worm1633
grousea1637
shab1637
wormship1648
muckworm1649
whiffler1659
prig1679
rotten egg1686
prigster1688
begged fool1693
hang-dog1693
bugger1694
reptile1697
squinny1716
snool1718
ramscallion1734
footer1748
jackass1756
hallion1789
skite1790
rattlesnake1791
snot1809
mudworm1814
skunk1816
stirrah1816
spalpeen1817
nyaff1825
skin1825
weed1825
tiger1827
beggar1834
despicability1837
squirt1844
prawn1845
shake1846
white mouse1846
scurf1851
sweep1853
cockroach1856
bummer1857
medlar1859
cunt1860
shuck1862
missing link1863
schweinhund1871
creepa1876
bum1882
trashbag1886
tinhorn1887
snot-rag1888
rodent1889
whelpling1889
pie eatera1891
mess1891
schmuck1892
fucker1893
cheapskate1894
cocksucker1894
gutter-bird1896
perisher1896
skate1896
schmendrick1897
nyamps1900
ullage1901
fink1903
onion1904
punk1904
shitepoke1905
tinhorn sport1906
streeler1907
zob1911
stink1916
motherfucker1918
Oscar1918
shitass1918
shit-face1923
tripe-hound1923
gimp1924
garbage can1925
twerp1925
jughead1926
mong1926
fuck?1927
arsehole1928
dirty dog1928
gazook1928
muzzler1928
roach1929
shite1929
mook1930
lug1931
slug1931
woodchuck1931
crud1932
dip1932
bohunkus1933
lint-head1933
Nimrod1933
warb1933
fuck-piga1935
owl-hoot1934
pissant1935
poot1935
shmegegge1937
motheree1938
motorcycle1938
squiff1939
pendejo1940
snotnose1941
jerkface1942
slag1943
yuck1943
fuckface?1945
fuckhead?1945
shit-head1945
shite-hawk1948
schlub1950
asswipe1953
mother1955
weenie1956
hard-on1958
rass hole1959
schmucko1959
bitch ass1961
effer1961
lamer1961
arsewipe1962
asshole1962
butthole1962
cock1962
dipshit1963
motherfuck1964
dork1965
bumhole1967
mofo1967
tosspot1967
crudball1968
dipstick1968
douche1968
frickface1968
schlong1968
fuckwit1969
rassclaat1969
ass1970
wank1970
fecker1971
wanker1971
butt-fucker1972
slimeball1972
bloodclaat1973
fuckwad1974
mutha1974
suck1974
cocksuck1977
tosser1977
plank1981
sleazebag1981
spastic1981
dweeb1982
bumboclaat1983
dickwad1983
scuzzbag1983
sleazeball1983
butt-face1984
dickweed1984
saddie1985
butt plug1986
jerkweed1988
dick-sucker1989
microcephalic1989
wankstain1990
sadster1992
buttmunch1993
fanny1995
jackhole1996
fassyhole1997
fannybaws2000
fassy2002
1989 Joker 44 Idiot! Moron! Dolt! Lunkhead! Microcephalic!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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