halfwit

/ ˈhɑːfˌwɪt /

noun

1. a feeble-minded person
2. a foolish or inane person

Derived Forms

• ˌhalfˈwittedly, adverb
• ˌhalfˈwitted, adjective
• ˌhalfˈwittedness, noun

Example Sentences

Heck, we let an ex-boozehound halfwit run the country for eight years.

From The Daily Beast

You'd just take it home and spend it on that fat heifer of a wife you got, and on them two little halfwit brats, wouldn't you?

From Project Gutenberg

You think your insane ditherings about an incompetent halfwit has anything to do with anything?

From Project Gutenberg

Was this the man that had played the part of a halfwit so successfully at Bar X ranch?

From Project Gutenberg

Trent Burton, the halfwit, and Trent Burton in action, were two different persons.

From Project Gutenberg