half-witted
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See also: halfwitted
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]half-witted (not comparable)
- Having a low intelligence; dim-witted.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 264:
- "These girls were a little queer, to be sure, almost half-witted, but that came from their having seen fairies," he added, with an indignant look at the squire.