Halfwit

Quick meaning: Halfwit is a noun meaning (informal) Someone lacking in intelligence.

Meaning

(informal) Someone lacking in intelligence.

Example Sentences

It has been pointed out in this space before that a number of the titles you'll find shelved under self-help in your local bookshop are, on closer examination, farragos of wooden-headed tripe, written by mountebanks and halfwits.

“Doesn't matter. That man is not the leader.” “But he is the main guy on the show.” “He is an actor, Nandor. A simpleton who paints his face. He is an empty-headed puppet who thinks the world loves him, when in actual fact, he is nothing more than a lapdog begging for scraps.” [groans] “No, he is not the leader. That would be another devil who pulls the strings. The halfwit they call the director.”

Word Forms

• halfwits
• half-wit

Synonyms for halfwit

Depending on context, synonyms include fuckwit, addle-brain, addlehead, airhead, baboon, beanbrain.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dunce, half-wit, dimwit, wantwit, nitwit, shitwit.

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