"half-witted" meaning in English

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          "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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          "sense": "having a low intelligence",
          "word": "deficiente"
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          "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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          "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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          "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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      "roman": "aġvaš",
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      "word": "աղվաշ"
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      "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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      "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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      "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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      "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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      "sense": "having a low intelligence",
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