Definitions

thick-witted

[thik-wit-id] / ˈθɪkˈwɪt ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

stupid

Synonyms

WEAK

blockheaded brainless dazed deficient dense dim doltish dopey dull dumb dummy foolish futile gullible half-baked half-witted hebetudinous idiotic ill-advised imbecilic inane indiscreet insensate irrelevant laughable loser ludicrous meaningless mindless moronic naive nonsensical obtuse out to lunch pointless puerile rash senseless shortsighted simple simpleminded slow sluggish stolid stupefied thick thick-headed thickheaded trivial unintelligent unthinking witless

Example Sentences

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Dove was so thick-witted he had no idea anything unusual was afoot.

From Literature

The very terms "split infinitive" and "split verb" are based on a thick-witted analogy to Latin, in which it is impossible to split a verb because it consists of a single word, such as amare, "to love".

From The Guardian

He thought of Sigrin the Shipwright, a thick-bodied, thick-witted man, flaxen hair already receding from a pimpled brow, and shook his head.

From Literature

Your bewilderment over The Awkward Age doesn't on the whole surprise me—for that ingenious volume appears to have excited little but bewilderment—except indeed, here, thick-witted denunciation.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, we certainly were thick-witted that time.

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