DIM-WITTED: Meaning and related words - OneLook

Usually means: Lacking intelligence, slow to understand.

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dim-witted: Merriam-Webster
dim-witted, dim-witted: Collins English Dictionary
dim-witted: Vocabulary.com
dim-witted: Wordnik
dim-witted: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
dim-witted: Wiktionary
dim-witted: Dictionary.com
dim-witted: Rhymezone
dim-witted: FreeDictionary.org
dim-witted: Mnemonic Dictionary
dim-witted: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

dim-witted: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

dim-witted: Encyclopedia

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British English Definition

▸ adjective: Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.

Similar:

half-witted, retarded, simple-minded, simple, simpletonish, thickwitted, thick-brained, bedaft, doltish, thick-witted, more...

Opposite:

intelligent, clever, smart, sharp, astute

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Similar:

half-witted, retarded, simple-minded, simple, simpletonish, thickwitted, thick-brained, bedaft, doltish, thick-witted, more...

Opposite:

intelligent, clever, smart, sharp, astute

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