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dull-witted

[ duhl-wit-id ]

/ ˈdʌlˈwɪt ɪd /

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adjective

mentally slow; stupid.

Origin of dull-witted

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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Example sentences from the Web for dull-witted

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

Miley Cyrus: The Nadir of American Civilization? |Tunku Varadarajan |August 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He is a dull-witted fellow, and has little strategy or suspicion.

Watched by Wild Animals |Enos A. Mills
But don't you see what it means, you—you dull-witted animal?

The Wind in the Willows |Kenneth Grahame
It was the lever by which he moved the world, and clubbed its dull-witted inhabitants into servile obeisance!

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking

"Rattly Robot," a dull-witted mechanical clod who was continually falling over himself and getting into trouble.

The Velvet Glove |Harry Harrison
Beyond this, he had nothing in him but the dull-witted gloom and discontent of the fat, fair-haired Eurasian that he was.

The Hidden Force |Louis Couperus