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fat-witted

American  
[fat-wit-id] / ˈfætˈwɪt ɪd /

adjective

  1. stupid; dull-witted.


Etymology

Origin of fat-witted

First recorded in 1590–1600


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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 F. Anstey

Nor I, for my master to be a fat-witted Duke, and I his chief serving-man.

From Cromwell by Alfred B. Richards

It belongs to a fat-witted rich young fellow from whom Storri borrowed it.

From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis

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     wouldest truly know.

From The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

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 Henry Van Dyke

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