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Meanings of
half-witted
in English
Retarded in intellectual development.
backward
feebleminded
slow-witted
Related terms
stupid
unintelligent
Simple.
simple
dim-witted
simple-minded
Related terms
retarded
Usage of
half-witted
in English
1
It was that
half
-
witted
lad then who had perished in the park.
2
A
half
-
witted
boy of the school became enamored of the young master.
3
A
half
-
witted
old Tartar; you will get nothing out of him, sir.
4
Now, it is entirely weak and
half
-
witted
to appeal to the future.
5
The man on the farm was a
half
-
witted
old fellow named Mook.
6
He spoke in a wild, incoherent way, and seemed to be
half
-
witted
.
7
He wandered about the isthmus,
half
-
witted
,
forgetting his name, nursing one idea.
8
They wanted no
half
-
witted
children of Evie's-tobe a care and drag.
9
In 1655, I was indicted at Hicks's-Hall by a
half
-
witted
young woman.
10
That time the reactionaries followed the leadership of Peter's
half
-
witted
son, Alexis.
11
You're always ready with some plausible excuse for that
half
-
witted
young scoundrel.
12
And besides, this girl looked like some sort of
half
-
witted
fifteen-year-old anarchist.
13
That scarecrow, Giles,
half
-
witted
as he is, tells too straightforward a story.
14
But his words were not the words of a
half
-
witted
boy.
15
The
half
-
witted
creature did not seem to see the point of this remark.
16
It is the
half
-
witted
creature, who had followed and loved Komel so well.
Other examples for "half-witted"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Half-witted
through the time