plural of hostile witness

(law) A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.

Lacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift.

Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.

A stupid or inept person.

(transitive, informal) To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.

Alternative form of have one's wits about one

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of have one's wits about one

simple past tense and past participle of have one's wits about one

present participle of have one's wits about one