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- adjective Being like a
nitwit ; being stupid or foolish.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
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Examples
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One was nitwitted and dismissed as moronic, while the other was revered and feared because he was licensed by the high court.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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I certainly wouldn't blame MSNBC if they fired him, although if they are going to fire someone they should clearly start with Chris Matthews - king of the nitwitted comments.
Breaking: Hillary Campaign Goes To War With MSNBC Over Chelsea "Pimp" Comment 2009
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If they'd shown appropriate leadership this nitwitted woman would not have felt free to take this step.
As Convention Begins, McCain Ad Features Hillary Supporter For McCain 2009
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On the other hand, why am I wasting my time dealing with someone as nitwitted asyou?
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on California Tax-Services Model — William Voegeli Responds to Comments 2009
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Does Hillary really want us to believe Democrats should abandon our future for the sake of this bunch of nitwitted morons?
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I am reminded of the various, nitwitted Secretaries of This and That in Atlas Shrugged after the neo-brownshirts took over.
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My career as a nitwitted, emasculated fascist began the afternoon of Jan. 19 when, as executive editor of the Post's Web site, washingtonpost. com, I closed down the comments area of one of our many blogs, one called post. blog.
February 2006 2006
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As he labors over his sermons and reflects upon the martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Tyler discovers that his grief — and the wants of his two young daughters and his all-too-human flock — are beyond the slightly nitwitted mysticism that has hitherto sustained him as a cleric and as a man.
New Fiction Joseph O'Neil 2006
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The narcissistic & nitwitted President declares war on a sovereign nation (again, you'll never guess who), singing "I have to bomb somebody!"
Michael Simmons: The Most Offensive & Morally Unredeemable Musical I've Ever Heard 2008
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As he labors over his sermons and reflects upon the martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Tyler discovers that his grief — and the wants of his two young daughters and his all-too-human flock — are beyond the slightly nitwitted mysticism that has hitherto sustained him as a cleric and as a man.
New Fiction Joseph O'Neil 2006
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