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Twitted
(gcide) | Twit \Twit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twitting.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[imac]tan to reproach,
blame; aet at + w[imac]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to
observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the
meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure,
OHG. firw[imac]zan, Goth. fraweitan to avenge, L. videre to
see. See Vision, Wit.]
To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault,
defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to
upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.
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This these scoffers twitted the Christians with.
--Tillotson.
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Aesop minds men of their errors, without twitting them
for what is amiss. --L'Estrange.
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nitwitted
(encz) | nitwitted,přitroublý adj: Zdeněk Brožnitwitted,zabedněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
outwitted
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Blunt-witted
(gcide) | Blunt-witted \Blunt"-wit`ted\, n.
Dull; stupid.
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Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor! --Shak.
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Fat-witted
(gcide) | Fat-witted \Fat"-wit`ted\, a.
Dull; stupid. --Shak.
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Short-witted
(gcide) | Short-witted \Short"-wit`ted\, a.
Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or
judgment.
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nitwitted
(wn) | nitwitted
adj 1: (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or
judgment [syn: nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted,
witless] |
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