thick-witted

[ thik-wit-id ]
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adjective
  1. lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.

Origin of thick-witted

1
First recorded in 1625–35

Other 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 Canfield
  • Natalie laughed, too, and said: Well, we certainly were thick-witted that time.

    Natalie: A Garden Scout | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • The gentleness of the Manager had deceived the thick-witted Slav and he grew bold.

    The Snow-Burner | Henry Oyen
  • Begone—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 Scott
  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for thick-witted

thick-witted

adjective
  1. stupid, dull, foolish, or slow to learn

Derived forms of thick-witted

  • thick-wittedly, adverb
  • thick-wittedness, noun

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