fat-witted
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fat-witted
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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.
Nor I, for my master to be a fat-witted Duke, and I his chief serving-man.
From Cromwell by Richards, Alfred B.
Is it to be the life of an indolent heir, fat-witted and self-contented, Dwelling at ease in the house that others have builded, Boasting about the country for which he has done nothing?
From The Poems of Henry Van Dyke by Van Dyke, Henry
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
Who shall join with debauched lordlings and fat-witted prelates in ridicule of Anabaptist levellers and dippers, after rising from the perusal of "Pilgrim's Progress?"
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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