"dim-witted" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪmˈwɪtəd/ [UK] Forms: more dim-witted [comparative], most dim-witted [superlative], dimwitted [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} dim-witted (comparative more dim-witted, superlative most dim-witted)
  1. Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple. Synonyms: dim-headed, dull-witted, foolish Derived forms: dim-wittedly, dim-wittedness Related terms: dim-bulb, dim-sighted, dimwit Translations (not at all clever): tupý (Czech), hloupý (Czech), vähämeeliin (Ingrian), pōrewarewa (Maori), pōrewharewha (Maori), cortito (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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