beef-witted en · ADJ
Etymology
From beef + witted.
Meanings
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(derogatory, obsolete) stupid; dull
The plague of Greece upon thee, thou mongrel beef-witted lord!
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most beef-witted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more beef-witted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |