hen-witted

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Adjective

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hen-witted (comparative more hen-witted, superlative most hen-witted)

  1. Foolish; birdbrained.
    • 1956, George Orwell, Keep the aspidistra flying:
      Quite half of them were those hen-witted middle-aged women who have lately escaped from good Christian homes and are trying to be literary.
    • 2007, Gaelen Foley, Her Secret Fantasy:
      It's a good offer, but I am not prepared to take a bullet for any hen-witted politician.
    • 2008, Sabrina Jeffries, Let Sleeping Rogues Lie:
      "So the only reason I can think of for this burst of pique is that you're jealous." "Of you and that hen-witted tart with her rhinoceros-sized breasts?"

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