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dimwit

[dim-wit] / ˈdɪmˌwɪt /


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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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