halfwit

halfwit
Someone lacking in intelligence

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  • halfwit — ► NOUN informal ▪ a stupid person. DERIVATIVES half witted adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • halfwit — UK [ˈhɑːfˌwɪt] / US [ˈhæfˌwɪt] noun [countable] Word forms halfwit : singular halfwit plural halfwits informal someone who is stupid or who has done something stupid Derived word: half witted UK [ˌhɑːf ˈwɪtɪd] / US [ˌhæf ˈwɪtəd] adjective …   English dictionary

  • halfwit — Synonyms and related words: ass, birdbrain, dolt, dullard, dunce, dunderhead, dunderpate, fool, idiot, imbecile, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nit, nitwit, numskull, simpleton, twit …   Moby Thesaurus

  • halfwit — n. (Slang) stupid person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • halfwit — noun informal a stupid person. Derivatives half witted adjective half wittedly adverb half wittedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • halfwit — noun, informal See fool 1. 1) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • halfwit — n Slmpleton, dunce, dullard, moron, idiot, imbecile, mental defective, incompetent; dolt, blockhead, dunderhead, Inf. numbskull, Sl. birdbrain; fool, zany, nitwit, Inf. crackpot, Inf. nut, Inf. screwball …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • halfwit — /ˈhafwɪt / (say hahfwit) noun someone who is feeble minded: *In Primary School I ceased being the class half wit and became the class smart alec instead. –clive james, 1980 …  

  • halfwit — n. 1 colloq. an extremely foolish or stupid person. 2 a person who is mentally deficient. Derivatives: halfwitted adj. halfwittedly adv. halfwittedness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • half-witted — halfwit ► NOUN informal ▪ a stupid person. DERIVATIVES half witted adjective …   English terms dictionary

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