halfwit.
Someone lacking in intelligence.
Meaning & usage
Someone lacking in intelligence.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle English half English half Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *wóyde Proto-Germanic *witaną Proto-Germanic *witją Proto-West Germanic *witi Old English witt Middle English wit English wit English halfwit From half + wit. First attested in 1607.
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