"half-wittedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more half-wittedly [comparative], most half-wittedly [superlative]
Etymology: half-witted + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|half-witted|ly}} half-witted + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} half-wittedly (comparative more half-wittedly, superlative most half-wittedly)
  1. In a half-witted manner.
    Sense id: en-half-wittedly-en-adv-77lvlxWC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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