half-witted

[ haf-wit-id, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˈwɪt ɪd, ˈhɑf- /

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adjective

feeble-minded.

foolish; stupid.

Origin of half-witted

First recorded in 1635–45

OTHER WORDS FROM half-witted

half-wit·ted·ly, adverbhalf-wit·ted·ness, noun

Words nearby half-witted

half-wave rectifier, halfway, halfway house, half Wellington, half-wit, half-witted, half-year, hali-, halibut, Haliç, Halicarnassian

Example sentences from the Web for half-witted

I have two anecdotes of two peers, who might be said to come under the description of half-witted.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay
He had a dull eye, a long, sheeplike nose and a wagging under lip; and Natalie vowed he was half-witted.
Two on the Trail|Hulbert Footner
Walton discouraged calls from other cattle men, and lived alone except for a half-witted Mexican—Loco.
The Long Dim Trail|Forrestine C. Hooker
And the crowds would go from tank to tank, looking in at us through the glass—with their mouths open, like half-witted flounders.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle|Hugh Lofting

His violent fall injured him seriously, and they say that the fright made him half-witted for the rest of his life.
Legend Land, Volume 2|Various