half-witted

Example Sentences

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Is it wise to build machines that might one day become smarter than us, and then decide to dispense with their half-witted creators?

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

The NFL regular season is approaching the halfway mark, and already the red Solo cup of half-witted decisions runneth over.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2019

She is shrewd enough to wheel and deal with half-witted intelligence officers but otherwise seems unexceptional.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2018

About three months ago, I noticed amongst the prisoners who took exercise with me a young man who seemed to me to be silly or half-witted.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

Her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn that her ability should have been obvious even to the most half-witted of parents.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl