half-witted
[ haf-wit-id, hahf- ]
adjective
foolish; stupid.
Origin of half-witted
1First recorded in 1635–45
Other words from half-witted
- half-wit·ted·ly, adverb
- half-wit·ted·ness, noun
Words Nearby half-witted
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How to use half-witted in a sentence
Or, what more likely than that these ignorant and half-witted people should seek to manage an afflicted kinswoman by violence?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonHe told one of the prisoners, a half-witted lad, that he should be free if he would only do exactly as he was bidden.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberI involuntarily exclaimed, when I had finished reading it, 'What a contrast between this poor half-witted man and myself!
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2) | Timothy EastAt last her desire is realized: a son is born to her; but the child, conceived in madness, is born half-witted.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyIt irritated her to be teased about Pink as much as it used to annoy her to be teased about the half-witted Peter Finn.
Mary Ware's Promised Land | Annie Fellows Johnston
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