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dim-witted

ADJECTIVE
stupid
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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He first played the sharp-suited but dim-witted character on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" before getting a spin-off, "The Colbert Report."

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen does a pretty darn good impression of Andy Dwyer, the lovable but sometimes dim-witted from the sitcom “Parks and Recreation” played by Chris Pratt.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

“What needs to be emphasized is that reptiles are certainly not as dim-witted as is commonly believed,” said Kai Caspar, a biologist at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and co-author of the paper.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

"We celebrate how smart we are that we designed artificial intelligence, at the same time we disparage pigeons as dim-witted animals," he said.

From Science Daily Oct. 25, 2023

Dumbledore intended, next, to take a Grand Tour with Elphias “Dogbreath” Doge, the dim-witted but devoted sidekick he had picked up at school.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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