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half-wit

half-wit noun: a stupid or inept person.

Noun

half-wit (plural half-wits)

  1. A stupid or inept person.

Forms of half-wit

pluralhalf-wits

Questions about half-wit

What does half-wit mean?
Half-wit means a stupid or inept person.
What part of speech is half-wit?
Half-wit is a noun.
What is the plural of half-wit?
The plural of half-wit is half-wits.

Words near half-wit in the dictionary

  1. half-width
  2. half-widths
  3. half-wild
  4. half-Windsor
  5. half-Windsors
  6. half-wit
  7. half-witch
  8. half-witches
  9. half-wits
  10. half-witted
  11. half-wittedly

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