fat-witted
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fat-witted
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Thou art so fat-witted, with drinking of old sack, and unbuttoning thee after supper, and sleeping upon benches after noon, that thou hast forgotten to demand that truly which thou wouldst truly know.
From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William
But I must make the dismal confession that my friends are mostly a very fat-witted sort of fellows.
From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by Anstey, F.
Thou art so fat-witted, with drinking of old sack and unbuttoning thee after supper and sleeping upon benches after noon, that thou hast forgotten to demand that truly which thou would'st truly know.
From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur
It belongs to a fat-witted rich young fellow from whom Storri borrowed it.
From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry
Nor I, for my master to be a fat-witted Duke, and I his chief serving-man.
From Cromwell by Richards, Alfred B.
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