dimwit
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She had a Twitter tiff with the former president’s son last September; after Donald Trump Jr. made an online comment about Navarro’s weight, she called him a dimwit.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
“Amadeus” serves Joseph no better than it does Salieri, portraying the ruler as a dithering dimwit.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019
Eastwood has made violent films, arty films, heartwarming films and a handful of dimwit comedies.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2017
Ed Asner played her boss, Lou Grant, who was gruff, though essentially tenderhearted; Gavin McLeod was Murray Slaughter, a news writer with a boring life; Ted Knight was the vain, dimwit anchorman, Ted Baxter.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
“Yes. In the cave,” Alexander said, kindly and a bit slowly, as if talking to a dimwit.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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