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Definition: BIRD-WITTED

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.[Websters]
2. Being light-headed, light-minded, shallow, flighty or frivolous. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bird-wittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bird-wittedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bird-witted.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Bird-witted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Definition: BIRD-WITTED

Domain Definition
Slang in 1811 BIRD-WITTED. Inconsiderate, thoughtless, easily imposed on. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: BIRD-WITTED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.[Websters]
2. Being light-headed, light-minded, shallow, flighty or frivolous. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bird-wittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bird-wittedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bird-witted.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BIRD-WITTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Definition: BIRD-WITTED

DomainDefinition
Slang in 1811BIRD-WITTED. Inconsiderate, thoughtless, easily imposed on. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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