HALF-WIT


Meaning of HALF-WIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhaf-ˌwit, ˈhäf- ]

noun

Date: 1640

: a foolish or imbecilic person

• half-wit·ted -ˈwi-təd adjective

• half-wit·ted·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.