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Meanings of half-witted in anglès

Retarded in intellectual development.

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Usage of half-witted in anglès
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It was that half-witted lad then who had perished in the park.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
2
A half-witted boy of the school became enamored of the young master.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
3
A half-witted old Tartar; you will get nothing out of him, sir.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
4
Now, it is entirely weak and half-witted to appeal to the future.
Alarms and Discursions
5
The man on the farm was a half-witted old fellow named Mook.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
6
He spoke in a wild, incoherent way, and seemed to be half-witted.
At Agincourt
7
He wandered about the isthmus, half-witted, forgetting his name, nursing one idea.
The Abandoned Room
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They wanted no half-witted children of Evie's-tobe a care and drag.
Earth Abides
9
In 1655, I was indicted at Hicks's-Hall by a half-witted young woman.
William Lilly's History of His Life and Times, from the Year 160...
10
That time the reactionaries followed the leadership of Peter's half-witted son, Alexis.
The Story of Mankind
11
You're always ready with some plausible excuse for that half-witted young scoundrel.
The Obstacle Race
12
And besides, this girl looked like some sort of half-witted fifteen-year-old anarchist.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
13
That scarecrow, Giles, half-witted as he is, tells too straightforward a story.
Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago: a tale of Indian warfare
14
But his words were not the words of a half-witted boy.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
15
The half-witted creature did not seem to see the point of this remark.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnic...
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It is the half-witted creature, who had followed and loved Komel so well.
The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Con...
Half-witted through the time