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half-witted
[ haf-wit-id, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈwɪt ɪd, ˈhɑf- /
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adjective
foolish; stupid.
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Origin of half-witted
First recorded in 1635–45
OTHER WORDS FROM half-witted
half-wit·ted·ly, adverbhalf-wit·ted·ness, nounWords nearby half-witted
half-wave rectifier, halfway, halfway house, half Wellington, half-wit, half-witted, half-year, hali-, halibut, Haliç, Halicarnassian
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