mildly retarded

Frequency: 2.80.7 per million words

Describes a small or lesser degree of developmental delay. This term is outdated and offensive.

retardedADVERB + retarded

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mildly

Examples (10)

  • The diagnosis indicated that the child was mildly retarded.
  • In the past, he would have been classified as mildly retarded.
  • She works with patients who are mildly retarded.
  • The term mildly retarded is now considered outdated and offensive.
  • Medical records described his condition as mildly retarded.
  • Special classes were once designed for the mildly retarded.
  • He was assessed as being mildly retarded in cognitive development.
  • Though mildly retarded, he lived a very independent life.
  • Doctors used to label this developmental delay as mildly retarded.
  • The report stated that the patient appears mildly retarded.