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slow-witted

adjective as in stupid

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

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

Atzerodt, the slow-witted German, did not know it, but he had just sealed his fate.

For the past seventeen days, everyone on the team—except for slow-witted Heinck—had suffered from seasickness.

“Haven’t I just been and finished telling you? Are you slow-witted? I’m so sorry for you. It’s terrible to be dull and stupid. What’s your name?” she went on.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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