Thesaurus / half-witted
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Or, what more likely than that these ignorant and half-witted people should seek to manage an afflicted kinswoman by violence?
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, VOLUME XXIROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONHe told one of the prisoners, a half-witted lad, that he should be free if he would only do exactly as he was bidden.
THE STORY OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIESH. A. (HLNE ADELINE) GUERBERI involuntarily exclaimed, when I had finished reading it, 'What a contrast between this poor half-witted man and myself!
THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON, VOL. II (OF 2)TIMOTHY EASTAt last her desire is realized: a son is born to her; but the child, conceived in madness, is born half-witted.
CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN NOVELISTSSERGE PERSKYIt irritated her to be teased about Pink as much as it used to annoy her to be teased about the half-witted Peter Finn.
MARY WARE'S PROMISED LANDANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTONHalf-witted like his mother, wild and roving as his father—it was found impossible to check his propensity to an out-of-door life.
JESSE CLIFFEMARY RUSSELL MITFORDIt is really amusing to see the half-witted wretch's desperate efforts to understand me.
THE LAW AND THE LADYWILKIE COLLINSNo wonder the half-witted youth thought of the sunshine in connection with his smile.
THE CARTER GIRLS' WEEK-END CAMPNELL SPEEDThat man, he repeated, deepening his tone with an accent of disgust, is a poor half-witted cretur that belongs at the poorhouse.
WHEAT AND HUCKLEBERRIESCHARLOTTE MARION (WHITE) VAILEThe girl was little better than half-witted, but she was honest and faithful.
PATTY'S PERVERSITIESARLO BATESWORDS RELATED TO HALF-WITTED
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