thick-witted
lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
Origin of thick-witted
1Other words from thick-witted
- thick-wit·ted·ly, adverb
- thick-wit·ted·ness, noun
Words Nearby thick-witted
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How to use thick-witted in a sentence
“He makes me feel very thick-witted and dense,” Rankin appealed to the two women.
The Squirrel-Cage | Dorothy CanfieldNatalie laughed, too, and said: Well, we certainly were thick-witted that time.
Natalie: A Garden Scout | Lillian Elizabeth RoyThe gentleness of the Manager had deceived the thick-witted Slav and he grew bold.
The Snow-Burner | Henry OyenBegone—yet stay; ere you go to arrange this silly pageant, something must be settled to impose on the thick witted Charteris.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter ScottIt 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
British Dictionary definitions for thick-witted
stupid, dull, foolish, or slow to learn
Derived forms of thick-witted
- thick-wittedly, adverb
- thick-wittedness, noun
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