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dim-witted en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪmˈwɪtəd/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
    • "Don't fool yourself," I said. "I could have slugged this pair of amateur gorillas any hour of the day or night. I've not done it because you've got nothing against them other than their being a pair of dim-witted nuisances." 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 138:

Forms

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dimwitted alternative lexicographic
more dim-witted Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most dim-witted Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

dim-wittedly · dim-wittedness

Relateds

dim-bulb · dimwit · dim-sighted

Synonyms

dim-headed · dull-witted

Translations (6)

es cortito (not at all clever) · mi pōrewharewha (not at all clever) · cs hloupý (not at all clever) · cs tupý (not at all clever) · izh vähämeeliin (not at all clever) · mi pōrewarewa (not at all clever)