dull-witted
[ duhl-wit-id ]
adjective
mentally slow; stupid.
Origin of dull-witted
1Middle 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.
Miley Cyrus: The Nadir of American Civilization? | Tunku Varadarajan | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that red onrushing bulk was quite too dull-witted to understand that it ought to obey.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsOnly 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 EbersThree times in the past week had Keston or I been called upon for swift action to right some error of that dull witted prolat.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | VariousOfficer Pinto is an honest, dull-witted, conscientious soulnothing else.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman Landon
I see that you are not too dull; you are the man for me, for I detest dull-witted people.
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams | Charles Paul de Kock
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