half-witted
2
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈhæfˈwɪtɪd/
- Offensive
:
idiota
- Why, you thick-skulled, harebrained, half-witted greenhorn.
Examples
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One glimmer of hope: the good people of MO are not as half-witted as the folks on display around here.
Blog text (18) -
Your thoughts show that you are a shallow-minded, half-witted nitwit who thrives on underachieving.
Blog text (3) -
Does a body have to be half-witted in order to qualify for a job with the telephone service in these parts?
Fiction book (1996) -
I expect men to treat me like an equal, not like a half-witted invalid.
Blog text (16) -
What a half-witted thing to say to someone with limited cognitive abilities and the intelligence of a bright hamster.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's an especially confusing decision, partly because Judge Simpson went about this in a half-witted manner from the beginning and had to double down on his decisions after the Supreme Court did everything but say, "You're wrong."
Blog text (7) -
Sly, half-witted, and incomprehensible.
Fiction book (1990) -
His half-witted comments during the meeting embarrassed everyone in the room.
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They laughed at his half-witted attempts to solve the puzzle.
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She realized too late that his half-witted advice had led her in the wrong direction.
Synonyms
945
3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
28
6.5
Slow to understand and not quick to learn
9
6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
8
3.3
Not smart or slow to understand
6
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
6
5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
3
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
1
9.9
Someone who is not smart and slow to understand
1
9.9
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
A person who is slow to understand and easily fooled
Not very smart and likely to make poor choices
Showing little intelligence and only simple ideas
Very foolish and acting without thinking
A person who is not smart and is slow to understand things
Not very quick to understand things
A person who is foolish and lacks common sense
Antonyms
How Intelligent
949
3.7
- US
81
2.7
∞
1.0
8
3.3
- Offensive
2
7.5
- Offensive
24
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Half-witted is made of half- ('partly') and wit ('intelligence' or 'cleverness'), the same wit you see in witty. That's why Half-witted means foolish or not very smart.