Example Sentences

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It was even said that he prided himself on being halfwitted.

From West Wind Drift by McCutcheon, George Barr

I saw him often after that night—a poor, halfwitted creature, who wandered from inn to inn there in the north country, trading music for hospitality.

From Eben Holden, a tale of the north country by Bacheller, Irving

It had cost her such an effort to try to make it plain without just coming out and saying he was halfwitted.

From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar

From the Dilbert character, the archetypal halfwitted middle-management type.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.