fat-witted

American  

[fat-wit-id] / ˈfætˈwɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. stupid; dull-witted.

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Etymology

Origin of fat-witted

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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

From Cromwell by Richards, Alfred B.

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 Shakespeare, William

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 Van Dyke, Henry

Chorsoman, fat-witted as he is, willingly believed that Veranilda and Aurelia, and you yourself, were all in my net—which means the net of Bessas, whom he fears.

From Veranilda by Gissing, George