dull-witted

[ duhl-wit-id ]

adjective

1. mentally slow; stupid.

Other Words From

• dull-witted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dull-witted¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

So there we have it: another lewd, dull-witted performance has sent America into a tailspin of indignation.

From The Daily Beast

But that red onrushing bulk was quite too dull-witted to understand that it ought to obey.

From Project Gutenberg

Only one of the blind women, and the dull-witted one followed the sack in which I was buried—for who would have paid for a coffin?

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Three times in the past week had Keston or I been called upon for swift action to right some error of that dull witted prolat.

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Officer Pinto is an honest, dull-witted, conscientious soulnothing else.

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I see that you are not too dull; you are the man for me, for I detest dull-witted people.

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