thick-witted
[thik-wit-id]
adjective
lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
Origin of thick-witted
First recorded in 1625–35
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brainless, dazed, deficient, doltish, dopey, foolish, futile, gullible, half-baked, half-witted, hebetudinous, idiotic, ill-advised, imbecilic, inane, indiscreet, irrelevant, laughable, loser, ludicrousExamples from the Web for thick-witted
Historical Examples of thick-witted
It was possible, just possible, that they might escape the notice of these thick-witted men about him.
Good Old AnnaMarie Belloc Lowndes
I will drink no more; for this is no time to be thick-witted.
The Infidel, Vol. I.Robert Montgomery Bird
Natalie laughed, too, and said: Well, we certainly were thick-witted that time.
Natalie: A Garden ScoutLillian Elizabeth Roy
The gentleness of the Manager had deceived the thick-witted Slav and he grew bold.
The Snow-BurnerHenry Oyen
Short-sighted as well as thick-witted, Kowalski had apparently never caught on to Callista's crime of moving the cot.
The Trial of Callista BlakeEdgar Pangborn
thick-witted
thick-skulled
adjective
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