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lack-wit

lack-wit is the alternative form of lackwit.

Meaning of lackwit

Noun

lackwit (plural lackwits)

  1. A witless person; a fool.
    • Fear flashed through Tom's eyes as the lackwit looked to the housekeeper.1996, Denise Domning, A Love for All Seasons, page 82

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Forms of lack-wit

Noun
plurallack-wits
Adjective
comparativemore lack-wit
superlativemost lack-wit

Questions about lack-wit

What is lack-wit the alternative form of?
Lack-wit is the alternative form of lackwit.

Words near lack-wit in the dictionary

  1. lack-loves
  2. lack-lustre
  3. lack-mind
  4. lack-minds
  5. lack-pity
  6. lack-wit
  7. lack-wits
  8. lackadaisic
  9. lackadaisical
  10. lackadaisicality
  11. lackadaisically

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