half-witted

1. 1.

   retarded in intellectual development

   Synonymsbackwardslow-wittedfeebleminded

   Similarretarded

   archaism

Questions about half-witted

What does half-witted mean?

half-witted means "retarded in intellectual development".

How many syllables are in half-witted?

half-witted has 3 syllables and divides as half--wit-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.