Meanings
adjectivenitwittish (comparative more nitwittish, superlative most nitwittish)
comparative more nitwittish · superlative most nitwittish
- rareSomewhat like a nitwit.
After college she had discarded men as “horrid” and B.D. remembered poignantly her nitwittish young woman friend who had discarded Gretchen.
2010, Jim Harrison, The Farmer's Daughter
Origin
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APA
nitwittish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitwittish
MLA
“nitwittish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitwittish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitwittish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitwittish.
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