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Mr. Grantham frequently marvels at the dimwittedness of GMO’s competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

But it’s hard to argue with Bettis’s frazzled underplaying or Farnworth’s stellar airhead routine, an impressively sustained study in quick-witted dimwittedness.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2020

The regulars began scoffing at this carnival of dimwittedness – £75, £80.

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2014

He has more than 30 different combinations to get right, all of them coded, which suggests a sharp intelligence rather than the Neanderthal dimwittedness that his harshest critics have suggested.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2014

Playing the incompetent mad scientist in Maniac Mansion, Flaherty again shows a flair for sweet dimwittedness.

From Time Magazine Archive