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slow-witted

[sloh-wit-id] / ˈsloʊˈwɪt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
stupid
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The old car’s touch-screen user interface was underpowered, slow-witted and limited.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 25, 2025

Of the two it is understood that Robert Zemeckis’ slow-witted hero launched him to icon status.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2024

Pat O’Connor, a publisher who worked with Jones, told the newspaper that Jones had a “low tolerance” for slow-witted and pretentious people.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

What’s strange is that its M.V.P. is neither of the leads but rather Barry Keoghan, as the slow-witted neighborhood boy Dominic, who steals every scene he’s in.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2022

Because only a slow-witted person would have the same dream all the time.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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