halfwit

Noun

Meaning

halfwit (plural halfwits)

(informal) Someone lacking in intelligence.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

neanderthal loon goober jackass twit goop goat clod dunce pinhead knucklehead chump oaf lubber fool
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Antonyms

solon brahmin bookman professor sage yogi
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Related terms

slow-witted half-witted

Examples

It is a sore point, because you do have advantages if you have access to more than one language. You also have problems, because on bad days you don't trust yourself, either in your first or your second language, and so you feel like a complete halfwit. W. G. Sebald

The halfwit spoke, and the brainless believed. Persian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

halfways halfwidth halfwild halfwitch halfwitted halfwittedly