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slow-witted

[sloh-wit-id] / ˈsloʊˈwɪt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
stupid
Synonyms


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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

Even the cows get some gorgeous lines: “In the fields the cattle, made slow-witted by the rain, lifted their rapt and empty faces, heavy loops of spittle hanging, as though they ate watery light.”

From New York Times Dec. 4, 2019

Only the most slow-witted dullards, or delusional contrarians, continue to embrace the theory of moon-landing fakery.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2019

His misery made him slow-witted and careless and he was ashamed of the part he had played at the warren.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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