Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lean-witted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: lean-wit-ted
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking in intelligence or shrewdness.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And thou a lunatic lean-witted fool Presuming on an ague's privilege"
"there is not a street boy who holds your horse but has a laugh, and a good one, at the lean-witted, dull Bavarian"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more lean-witted (comparative) most lean-witted (superlative)

Questions

What does lean-witted mean?: Lacking in intelligence or shrewdness.

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