Half-wit

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A stupid or inept person.
  2. 2
    a stupid incompetent person wordnet
  3. 3
    a person of subnormal intelligence wordnet

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"It's obvious he's a half-wit, just looking at him."

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