Entry: retardate (adj.)
In context: "'--- pretends he gets the most retardate PR staffer he can make hold crayons to send grotesque solecistic pseudo-impersonal replies to her pathetic letters.'"
Definition: Held back or in check; impeded; delayed.
but also, though I'm no fan of the usage:
A person who is retarded (retarded adj. 2); spec. a person diagnosed with learning difficulties or a mental disability.
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 1014
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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