half-witted
Example Sentences
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"I found it amazing, literally, that people could be so half-witted as to share that video. I don't suppose these forum members have such thoughts in respect to their own family members."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
She is shrewd enough to wheel and deal with half-witted intelligence officers but otherwise seems unexceptional.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2018
Even a half-witted political memoir would grapple with such a disconnect — perhaps by acknowledging some fault in the boss, or by comparing his low points with those of other presidents.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2018
About three months ago, I noticed amongst the prisoners who took exercise with me a young man who seemed to me to be silly or half-witted.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018
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
