dimwitted
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈdɪmˌwɪtɪd/
- Offensive
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- His dimwitted remarks during the meeting made it clear he didn't understand the issue.
- dimwitted president
- Even the dimwitted
- so dimwitted
Examples
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And any politician who's dimwitted enough to think so has no business trying to legislate matters regarding reproduction.
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In fact, when The Matrix first came out, it seemed like the single crummiest, laziest, most awful, dimwitted idea in the entire history of science fiction, but it turned out to be true.
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You expect me to believe your dimwitted brother planned this?
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Not even you would be that dimwitted.
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You get yourself set on some dimwitted cause... and you go ahead regardless!
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I really wanted things to work out for you... my weaselly, dimwitted friend.
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So then your dimwitted accomplice...
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The fact that people actually think she has said this speaks volumes about this dimwitted moron.
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I'm not surprised, the army's up to here with dimwitted bureaucrats.
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But depressed people are still being fobbed off with cheery, dimwitted platitudes.
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Synonyms
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3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
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4.4
Not quick to learn or understand things
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8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
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6.5
Slow to understand and not quick to learn
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7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
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7.4
Slow to understand what other people mean
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6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
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3.3
Not smart or slow to understand
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5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
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7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
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6.7
Not quick to understand or think
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9.9
Very slow to understand or react
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7.5
Showing very little sense or intelligence
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9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
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8.1
Not quick to understand or learn new things
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9.9
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
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8.8
Not very smart or sensible
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8.4
Very silly and not showing good sense
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9.9
Not thinking clearly and often acting in a silly way
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7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
A person who is slow to understand and easily fooled
Not very smart and likely to make poor choices
Showing little intelligence and only simple ideas
Pleasant and friendly but not very smart
Very foolish or not showing any reaction
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
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Etymology
The word dimwitted comes from the two simple parts dim, which means 'not bright', and wit, which means 'mind' or 'intelligence'. So dimwitted is like having a 'dim' mind, slow to understand or not quick to think.