half-witted
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The NFL regular season is approaching the halfway mark, and already the red Solo cup of half-witted decisions runneth over.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2019
She is shrewd enough to wheel and deal with half-witted intelligence officers but otherwise seems unexceptional.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2018
The instrument is a rod; but the result on the wretched half-witted man may be imagined.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018
One day he was wandering across the desert and, like a half-witted Bugsy Siegel, stumbled upon Las Vegas.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2016
Her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn that her ability should have been obvious even to the most half-witted of parents.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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