dim-witted

See also: dimwitted

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪmˈwɪtəd/

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dim-witted (comparative more dim-witted, superlative most dim-witted)

  1. Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
    • 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 138:
      "Don't fool yourself," I said. "I could have slugged this pair of amateur gorillas any hour of the day or night. I've not done it because you've got nothing against them other than their being a pair of dim-witted nuisances."

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