dull-witted

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dull-witted

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From dull + witted.

adjective more dull-witted · most dull-witted

Having a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent. The second species to join the Citadel, the salarians are warm-blooded amphibians with a hyperactive metabolism. Salarians think fast, talk fast, and move fast. To salarians, other species seem sluggish and dull-witted. Unfortunately, their metabolic speed leaves them with a relatively short lifespa
Similar: dull-headed, slow-witted, asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, daft, derpy, dim-headed, dim-witted, dopey · Opposite: bright, sharp, sharp-witted, witty, astute, brainy, brilliant, clever, educated, genius, gifted, hivey

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@misc{dull_witted_2026,
  title = {dull-witted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dull-witted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}