thickwitted en · ADJ
Etymology
From thick + witted. Compare thickhead.
Meanings
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Stupid, dim-witted.
And this was the smooth-faced, frightened, helpless boy, whom those two thickwitted, bullying officers were carrying to Waco!
1996, Eugene Cunningham, Triggernometry: a gallery of gunfighters, page 41:His son she viewed as one of the thickwitted giants meant to be food for the heroism of good knights of romance.
1865, Macmillan's Magazine, volume 12, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more thickwitted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most thickwitted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| thick-witted | alternative | lexicographic |