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Webster 1913 Edition


Half-wit

Half′-witˊ

(-wĭtˊ)
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Noun.
A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Half-wit

H`ALF-WIT

,
Noun.
A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead.

Definition 2024


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English

Noun

half-wit (plural half-wits)

  1. A stupid or inept person