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half-witted

 
Dictionary: Half·-wit·ted

a. (-tĕd)

Weak in intellect; silly.


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adjective

    Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted. Informal soft. Offensive feeble-minded, retarded, weak-minded. See ability/inability.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
  Synonyms: dim-witted, simple, simple-minded

Meaning #2: mentally deficient
  Synonyms: feebleminded, slow-witted


 
 
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