thick-witted

[ thik-wit-id ]

/ ˈθɪkˈwɪt ɪd /

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adjective

lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.

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Origin of thick-witted

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM thick-witted

thick-wit·ted·ly, adverbthick-wit·ted·ness, noun

Words nearby thick-witted

thickset, thick skin, thick-skinned, thick-skulled, thick-tailed ray, thick-witted, thief, thief ant, thief in the night, like a, thief, thieves, thiemia

How to use thick-witted in a sentence

But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.
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His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.
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At the highest navigable point of the Congo River, thick jungle creates an impenetrable wall of green around a large island.
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Small rooms off its graffiti-covered foyer provide shelter from the thick rain that can unexpectedly, and vengefully, hit.
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The Barclays Center where the Duke and Duchess will be seated would have stood in thick of where the pivotal action transpired.
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We stumbled along, close up, for the thick-piled clouds still hung their light-obscuring banners over the sky.
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The eyebrows were low and thick, the upper lip was sensitive, quivering sometimes as she talked, but the lower was firm and full.
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Cystin crystals are colorless, highly refractive, rather thick, hexagonal plates with well-defined edges.
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He was a pretty bright sort, that same Goodell, quick-witted, nimble of tongue above the average Englishman.
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Meanwhile Mr. Crow had been thinking rapidly—for he was a quick-witted old scamp.
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British Dictionary definitions for thick-witted

thick-witted

thick-skulled

adjective

stupid, dull, foolish, or slow to learn

Derived forms of thick-witted

thick-wittedly, adverbthick-wittedness, noun

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thick-witted

Origin of thick-witted

OTHER WORDS FROM thick-witted

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How to use thick-witted in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for thick-witted

thick-skulled

Derived forms of thick-witted