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lackwit

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lackwit

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From lack + wit.

noun lackwits

  1. A witless person; a fool. Fear flashed through Tom's eyes as the lackwit looked to the housekeeper.

adjective more lackwit · most lackwit

  1. Foolish; idiotic or simple-minded. An evil, however, accompanied the benefit; shoals of worthless authors sprang up, and you may still perceive the garreteer drawing upon his lackwit brain for some production, the labour of which he expects will be paid by the declaration of his country, that a second Boileau, a Montesquieu, or a Rac

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noun a fool

DeutschDummkopf

adj foolish, simple-mimded

Deutschtöricht, dumm

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@misc{lackwit_2026,
  title = {lackwit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lackwit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}