dull-witted

[ duhl-wit-id ]
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adjective
  1. mentally slow; stupid.

Origin of dull-witted

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Other words from dull-witted

  • dull-wit·ted·ness, noun

Words Nearby dull-witted

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How to use dull-witted in a sentence

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

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

    Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
  • 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?

    Complete Short Works | Georg Ebers
  • 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.

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