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half-wit

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half-wit (hfwt, häf-)
n. Slang
A foolish or stupid person.
half-witted adj.
half-witted·ly adv.
half-witted·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.half-withalf-wit - a person of subnormal intelligence  
changeling, cretin, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard
mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
2.half-wit - a stupid incompetent person
dimwit, doofus, nitwit
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Translations
half-wit [ˈhɑːfˌwɪt] n → grullo/a, idiota m/f
half-wit [ˈhɑːfˌwɪt] n → grullo/a, idiota m/f


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"The fool priest will upset the whole work to which I have devoted near twenty years," he muttered, "if I find not the means to quiet his half-wit tongue.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
There he began to think less about the half-wit, with his livid face and mouth like a fish.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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