Unintelligent

//ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not intelligent.

    ""That young girl," he added unexpectedly, "is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking intelligence wordnet

Synonyms

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brainlessharebrainedaddlebrainedaddlepatedairheadedartless

Example

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"Tom is by no means unintelligent. He is just lazy."

Etymology

From un- + intelligent.

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