dimwit
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- dim-witted adjective
- dim-wittedly adverb
- dim-wittedness noun
- dimwitted adjective
- dimwittedly adverb
- dimwittedness noun
Etymology
Origin of dimwit
Example Sentences
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“Yes. In the cave,” Alexander said, kindly and a bit slowly, as if talking to a dimwit.
From Literature
Does Baron’s naïveté mean he is on the list of cinematic dimwits who have never seen a movie with a femme fatale?
From New York Times
“And I was tired — I’m a technological dimwit. I never handled the camera. I got tired of production with this waiting around. The editing was where I felt I could be most productive and creative.”
From New York Times
More than a decade after a short revival in 2011, the beloved dimwits, created and voiced by multifaceted storyteller Mike Judge, are back — this time on streaming service Paramount+.
From Los Angeles Times
Sometimes he found me alone; when he did not he would sit stiffly in my desk chair and pretend, Henrylike, to examine my Greek books until even dimwit Tracy got the hint and left.
From Literature
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