"slow-witted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more slow-witted [comparative], most slow-witted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} slow-witted (comparative more slow-witted, superlative most slow-witted)
  1. Lacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift. Synonyms: slow on the uptake, dull-witted, stupid Derived forms: slow-wittedly, slow-wittedness Translations (lacking a keen or swift intellect): fəhmsiz (Azerbaijani), anlaqsız (Azerbaijani), idraksız (Azerbaijani), бавно загряващ (bavno zagrjavašt) (Bulgarian), traag van begrip (Dutch), sloom (Dutch), tornæmur [masculine] (Faroese), treggáfaður (Icelandic), tregur (Icelandic), tardo [masculine] (Italian), tardus (Latin), niedomyślny (Polish), несмышлёный (nesmyšljónyj) [masculine] (Russian)

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      "sense": "lacking a keen or swift intellect",
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      "sense": "lacking a keen or swift intellect",
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lacking a keen or swift intellect",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "lacking a keen or swift intellect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tardo"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "lacking a keen or swift intellect",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking a keen or swift intellect",
      "word": "niedomyślny"
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