: a dull or witless person : blockhead, fool
appealed strongly to the throng of lackwits—
H. L. Wilson the lackwits who repeat these snappy sayings scarcely comprehend the distinction—
Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
: lacking intelligence
saddled with a lackwit assistant—
Time
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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