Etymology

light-witted

light-wit·ted

Today it means: Having a feeble or weak intellect. Full definition →

Middle English light-witted
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromlight-witted
  2. English todaylight-witted

From Middle English light-witted, from light (adjective) + witted (“having intelligence or understanding”, adjective), from the noun wit. See more at light, wit, -ed.

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