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Half-wit   /hæf-wɪt/   Listen
Half-wit

noun
1.
A person of subnormal intelligence.  Synonyms: changeling, cretin, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard.
2.
A stupid incompetent person.  Synonyms: dimwit, doofus, nitwit.






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"Half-wit" Quotes from Famous Books



... his charming smile. "I can safely assume that if you didn't want something, you wouldn't be here. Good Lord, if a man so much as bows to me in the street without asking a favour, I begin to think that he is either a half-wit or a ne'er-do-well." ...
— One Man in His Time • Ellen Glasgow



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