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thick-witted

[ thik-wit-id ]

/ ˈθɪkˈwɪt ɪd /

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adjective

lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.

Origin of thick-witted

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM thick-witted

thick-wit·ted·ly, adverb thick-wit·ted·ness, noun

Words nearby thick-witted

thick skin, thick-knee, thick-skinned, thick-skulled, thick-tailed ray, thick-witted, thicken, thickener, thickening, thicket, thickhead

Example sentences from the Web for thick-witted

The gentleness of the Manager had deceived the thick-witted Slav and he grew bold.

The Snow-Burner |Henry Oyen
I will drink no more; for this is no time to be thick-witted.

The Infidel, Vol. I. |Robert Montgomery Bird
It is hard sometimes to see whether men are thick-witted, or hypocrites so perfect that they seem to be so.

The Eustace Diamonds |Anthony Trollope
The Bœotians, who dwelt north of Attica, were looked upon as dull-brained and thick-witted.

Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) |Charles Morris

It was possible, just possible, that they might escape the notice of these thick-witted men about him.

Good Old Anna |Marie Belloc Lowndes

British Dictionary definitions for thick-witted

thick-witted

thick-skulled

adjective

stupid, dull, foolish, or slow to learn

Derived forms of thick-witted

thick-wittedly, adverb thick-wittedness, noun