half-wit

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

half-wit(n = noun.person) changeling, cretin, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard - a person of subnormal intelligence; Array

has particulars: mongoloid

is a kind of simple, simpleton

half-wit(n = noun.person) dimwit, doofus, nitwit - a stupid incompetent person; Array

is a kind of simple, simpleton

half-wit, n.

A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. Dryden. [1913 Webster]