half-witted
Example Sentences
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Third, the whole idea is malarkey—a half-witted distortion of fairly conventional deterrence theory.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
Is it wise to build machines that might one day become smarter than us, and then decide to dispense with their half-witted creators?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
She is shrewd enough to wheel and deal with half-witted intelligence officers but otherwise seems unexceptional.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 5, 2018
In “The Empire Strikes Back,” she directs the Rebel evacuation of Hoth and escapes with “stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder” Han Solo aboard the Millennium Falcon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2015
Her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn that her ability should have been obvious even to the most half-witted of parents.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
