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dullwit

noun

Etymology

From dull + wit.

  1. derived from *wóyde✻ — “to know”
  2. derived from *witaną✻ — “to know”
  3. inherited from *witją✻ — “knowledge; reason; wit”
  4. inherited from *witi✻
  5. inherited from witt — “mind, sanity, sense, understanding”
  6. inherited from wit
  7. compounded as dullwit — “dull + wit”

Definitions

  1. A stupid person.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA