Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weak in intellect; idiotic; silly; foolish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Weak in intellect; silly.
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- adjective Having a low
intelligence ;dim-witted
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective retarded in intellectual development
Etymologies
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Examples
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We were fishing for Rainbows in Wyoming's back-country when somehow my cousins half-witted dog got caught in her line and in its attempt to get away pulled the treble right into her thumb.
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Specter is a half-witted professional political turncoat with no principles and a powerful desire to serve as a lap dog to Obama.
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And as moronic and inflammatory as her half-witted message is, even more frightening is the number of people who follow her, believing every asinine word that she utters.
Palin warns of 'Second Holocaust' if Iran gains nuclear weapons 2010
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We were fishing for Rainbows in Wyoming's back-country when somehow my cousins half-witted dog got caught in her line and in its attempt to get away pulled the treble right into her thumb.
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Drummer: "Yeah, so important that you could literally be replaced by a half-witted monkey with the tiniest sense of rhythm."
This song is in my head today Tyler 2009
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No-one does “patronising adult talking to half-witted child” like my mum – and the WPc must have felt about an inch tall by the time mum was done.
It’s A Car Tyre – I Can Manage – Go Away! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Yeah, that's right, keep saying it over and over again until the half-witted American public believes it.
White House adviser: Recovery slow but stimulus working 2009
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Actually, I would MUCH rather have Obama debating beer than implementing any of his half-witted policies.
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Her half-witted explanation made as much sense as dangling from the Eiffel Tower on a long strand of dental floss. on 30 Jul 2009 at 12: 52 pm Craven
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » On your mark, get set…CONTEST! 2009
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Drummer: "Yeah, so important that you could literally be replaced by a half-witted monkey with the tiniest sense of rhythm."
Archive 2009-09-20 Tyler 2009
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