Synonyms

thick-witted

American

[thik-wit-id] / ˈθɪkˈwɪt ɪd /

adjective

lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.

thick-witted British

adjective

stupid, dull, foolish, or slow to learn

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Other Word Forms

thick-wittedly adverb
thick-wittedness noun

Etymology

Origin of thick-witted

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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Dove was so thick-witted he had no idea anything unusual was afoot.

From Literature

The very terms "split infinitive" and "split verb" are based on a thick-witted analogy to Latin, in which it is impossible to split a verb because it consists of a single word, such as amare, "to love".

From The Guardian

He thought of Sigrin the Shipwright, a thick-bodied, thick-witted man, flaxen hair already receding from a pimpled brow, and shook his head.

From Literature

Your bewilderment over The Awkward Age doesn't on the whole surprise me—for that ingenious volume appears to have excited little but bewilderment—except indeed, here, thick-witted denunciation.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, we certainly were thick-witted that time.

From Project Gutenberg

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