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A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.

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  1. n. A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.
  2. A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope. Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
  3. A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender towit or smartness.A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
  4. n. A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.