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adj. - Having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain.

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  • Monkeys, microcephalous idiots, and the barbarous races of mankind: Darwin's dangerous Victorianism (1).
  • It is not enough that you should know a microcephalous skull when you see it.
  • Many microcephalous idiots babble words without understanding their meaning, like little children.
  • A microcephalous boy was born of healthy parents -- he was their first child -- about four weeks too soon.
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