Usually means: Lacking sharpness or quickness mentally.
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  1. hebete: Wordnik
  2. hebete: Wiktionary
  3. Hebete: Dictionary.com
  4. Hebete: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  5. hebete: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  6. Hebete: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. hebete: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  8. hebete: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Hebete: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  (obsolete) dull; stupid

Similar:
hebetate, hebetant, behated, hebene, hartlesse, idleful, idioted, heathenly, teedyus, enfeeblished, more...

Opposite:
acute, sharp, intelligent, clever, astute

Types:
dull, dumb, stupid, idiotic, moronic, slow, imbecilic, obtuse, more...

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Similar:
hebetate, hebetant, behated, hebene, hartlesse, idleful, idioted, heathenly, teedyus, enfeeblished, more...

Opposite:
acute, sharp, intelligent, clever, astute

Types:
dull, dumb, stupid, idiotic, moronic, slow, imbecilic, obtuse, more...



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