nitwitted

adjective
UK: /ˈnɪˌtwɪtɪd/
US: /ˈnɪˌtwɪtɪd/

  1. Silly and foolish.

    1. He made a nitwitted comment about the weather.
    2. Don't be so nitwitted; you should know better than to trust him with that kind of information.

Synonyms

idiotic silly asinine stupid foolish
nitwitted noun

  1. A stupid or foolish person.

    1. He's such a nitwitted person.
    2. Only a nitwitted would believe such an obvious lie; use some common sense and think critically.

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The phonetic transcription of "nitwitted" is /ˈnɪˌtwɪtɪd/ in British English and /ˈnɪˌtwɪtɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "nitwitted": idiotic, silly, asinine, stupid, foolish.

Example usage of "nitwitted": "He made a nitwitted comment about the weather.". More examples on the page.