"bird-witted" meaning in English

See bird-witted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bird-witted [comparative], most bird-witted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bird-witted (comparative more bird-witted, superlative most bird-witted)
  1. flighty; incapable of sustained attention

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