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hen-witted

hen-witted adjective: foolish; birdbrained.

Adjective

hen-witted (comparative more hen-witted, superlative most hen-witted)

  1. Foolish; birdbrained.
    • Quite half of them were those hen-witted middle-aged women who have lately escaped from good Christian homes and are trying to be literary.1956, George Orwell, Keep the aspidistra flying
    • It's a good offer, but I am not prepared to take a bullet for any hen-witted politician.2007, Gaelen Foley, Her Secret Fantasy

Forms of hen-witted

comparativemore hen-witted
superlativemost hen-witted
alternative formhenwitted

Questions about hen-witted

What does hen-witted mean?
Hen-witted means foolish; birdbrained.
What part of speech is hen-witted?
Hen-witted is an adjective.

Words near hen-witted in the dictionary

  1. hen-peck
  2. hen-pecked
  3. hen-pecking
  4. hen-pecks
  5. hen-wife
  6. hen-witted
  7. hen-wives
  8. Henadz
  9. henagon
  10. henagons
  11. Henan

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