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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

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In Havana the day before soldiers had laid hands on Machado's thick-witted brother Carlos near the Cabana Fortress.

From Time Magazine Archive

No one wonders except the thick-witted Hollywood types who want to know if Jethro went to Eton as a boy.

From Time Magazine Archive

And as the tutoring classes he conducted around examination times grew with the years in size and fame, he constituted himself "brain coach" to many a thick-witted Yale athlete, gratis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.