dimwit
Example Sentences
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“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
To which a dimwit pirate replies: “At the tip of your finger?”
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2017
But this book’s Raymer is enough of a dimwit that he might have presented Mr. Hoffman with quite a challenge.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2016
“Yes. In the cave,” Alexander said, kindly and a bit slowly, as if talking to a dimwit.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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