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half-wit

[ half-wit, hahf- ]

/ ˈhælfˌwɪt, ˈhɑf- /

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noun

a person who is feeble-minded.

a person who is foolish or senseless; dunderhead.

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Origin of half-wit

First recorded in 1670–80

SYNONYMS FOR half-wit

2 blockhead, dolt, fool, nitwit, dope, dummy, dimwit.

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Words nearby half-wit

half-turning, half-used, half-volley, half-wave plate, half-wave rectifier, half-wit, half-witted, half-year, halfback, halfbeak, halfhearted

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Example sentences from the Web for half-wit

Naomi Watts plays Diana as a sweet-natured, wistful, half-wit.
Princess Diana Was the Girlfriend From Hell. Why Is This Movie So Boring?|Tina Brown|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For the instant he partially suspected mischief and wheeled about, but one look at the half-wit dissipated all doubt.
Sunlight Patch|Credo Fitch Harris
"For the family," was Cleena's watchword, and it had already become the half-wit's.
Reels and Spindles|Evelyn Raymond
For even if one calls him a half-wit, it still makes a difference that he keeps the right half of his wits.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton

There he began to think less about the half-wit, with his livid face and mouth like a fish.
The Innocence of Father Brown|G. K. Chesterton
All the fairy tales of her beloved Ireland rushed through her mind, and she regarded the half-wit with a new veneration.
Reels and Spindles|Evelyn Raymond

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