Examples of “nitwit” in a Sentence

noun A foolish or scatterbrained person.

• If you don't remember you are a nitwit. If you do answer, well, you know what the penalty is for perjury. — State Bar Association of Connecticut, Annual Report (1918)
• Don't be a nitwit, honey!" says Adele. "Here, let me open the door! Ma be I did leave them lights on, though it ain't ike me! — Nina Wilcox Putnam, Laughter Inc (1922)
• Only a nitwit would leave the car running with the keys inside.
• Stop acting like a nitwit and read the instructions.