What does half-witted mean?
Half-witted means Having low intelligence..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having low intelligence..
"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.
Use half-witted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-witted means Having low intelligence..
Common synonyms include dim-witted, slow-witted, addlebrained, addlepated.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"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.
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