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quarter-witted

quarter-witted adjective: having or displaying half the mental capacity of a half-wit.

Adjective

quarter-witted (not comparable)

  1. Having or displaying half the mental capacity of a half-wit.

Origin of quarter-witted

From quarter + witted. Used as an intensified version of half-witted.

Questions about quarter-witted

What does quarter-witted mean?
Quarter-witted means having or displaying half the mental capacity of a half-wit.
What part of speech is quarter-witted?
Quarter-witted is an adjective.

Words near quarter-witted in the dictionary

  1. quarter-up prices
  2. quarter-wave plate
  3. quarter-wave plates
  4. quarter-wavelength film
  5. quarter-wavelength films
  6. quarter-witted
  7. quarter-yearly
  8. quarter-zip
  9. quarter-zips
  10. quarterage
  11. quarterages

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