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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
H`ALF-WIT, n. A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard]
2: a stupid incompetent person [syn: dimwit, nitwit, half- wit, doofus]
Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 1640 a foolish or imbecilic person • half-witted adjective • half-wittedness noun
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Half-wit Half"-wit`, n. A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. --Dryden.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
see halfwit
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
n. Blockhead, simpleton. See dunce.
