Difference between Unintelligent and Retarded

What is the difference between Unintelligent and Retarded?

Unintelligent as an adjective is not intelligent while Retarded as an adjective is delayed in development.

Unintelligent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not intelligent

Example sentence: Having been a 'Page 3' model I know what is it like to be singled out as one thing, to be dismissed as unintelligent and only possessing one quality.

Retarded

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Past tense of retard; slowed.Past participle of retard; slowed.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Delayed in development.Of a person, having mental retardation.By extension, of a person or thing, stupid; senseless; irrational.Under the influence of alcohol.

We hope you now know whether to use Unintelligent or Retarded in your sentence.

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