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dim-witted

/dɪmˈwɪtəd/ UK

adjective more dim-witted · most dim-witted · dimwitted

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."
Similar: dim-headed, dull-witted

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adj not at all clever

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@misc{dim_witted_2026,
  title = {dim-witted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dim-witted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}