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

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half- +‎ witted

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