a. Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A semimute person. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively.
a. (Nat. Hist.) Half terete. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Having the characteristics of both a tertian and a quotidian intermittent. --