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dimwit

[dim-wit] / ˈdɪmˌwɪt /


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Socrates-Plato-Xenophon: Remarkably, one of these chaps was the dimwit of the group.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2019

“Amadeus” serves Joseph no better than it does Salieri, portraying the ruler as a dithering dimwit.

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

Eastwood has made violent films, arty films, heartwarming films and a handful of dimwit comedies.

From The Guardian Aug. 3, 2017

She flirts with him; and the dimwit is smitten.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2015

Why, if I had a penny for each person what axed me if you was a dimwit, I’d be rich as George Washington!

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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