nitwit

nitwit Definition

☆ nit·wit (nit′wit′)

noun

a stupid or silly person

Etymology: nit (< Ger dial. for nicht, not) or ? nit + wit

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Adjective modifier

sanctimonious: Yet at the very moment when they should be decoupled, sanctimonious nitwits are calling for a return to morals based on superstition.

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