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What is the adjective for retardment?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb retard which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

retarded
  1. Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. [from 17th c.]
  2. (psychology) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.
  3. (psychology) Specifically, having an IQ below 70. [from 19th c.]
  4. (derogatory) Stupid, dumb. [from 20th c.]
  5. (physics) Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation. [from 20th c.]
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “Without treatment, the condition could result in infants becoming mentally retarded or developing other neurological problems.”
retardy
  1. (offensive) Resembling or befitting a retard; moronic.
  2. Examples:
    1. “To make matters worse, her retardy son, Toney, was running back and forth, from one end of the house to the other.”
retardive
retardational
  1. Of or pertaining to retardations.
retardable
  1. Capable of being retarded, or delayed.
retardlike
  1. (derogatory) Resembling a retard.
retardative
  1. That retards
retarding
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