halfwit

/ ˈhɑːfˌwɪt /

noun

1. a feeble-minded person
2. a foolish or inane person

Derived Forms

• ˌhalfˈwittedly, adverb
• ˌhalfˈwitted, adjective
• ˌhalfˈwittedness, noun

Example Sentences

To Pirro, nefarious liberal forces are using “their hunger for power, and their hunger to be in control to destroy a man who is the strongest man I've ever met, to put some halfwit in the White House!”

From Salon

Were Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush not enough to persuade us that any halfwit who can string together a few cliches from a teleprompter will suffice?

From Salon

A psychologist who killed his mother in a hammer attack called her a "Brexit-voting halfwit", a court has heard.

From BBC

The court heard he referred to his mother as "the Brexit-voting halfwit".

From BBC

On one side of the ring we have the bearded halfwit known as Donald Trump Jr. On the other side is his little sister Ivanka, patron saint of hypocrites.

From The Guardian