Dim-witted

//dɪmˈwɪtəd// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.

    ""Don't fool yourself," I said. "I could have slugged this pair of amateur gorillas any hour of the day or night. I've not done it because you've got nothing against them other than their being a pair of dim-witted nuisances.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking mental capacity and subtlety wordnet

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harebrainedass-brainedbaby-brainedbackwardbarmybee-brained

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"Tom is a dim-witted but good-hearted fellow."

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dim-wittedlydim-wittedness

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