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dull-witted

[duhl-wit-id] / ˈdʌlˈwɪt ɪd /


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Yet in a manner almost impossible to describe, he stood above or outside his banal and dull-witted persona.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

That’s 218 square miles, so big that a herd of 600 elk wanders unnoticed through the rugged dreamscape like a dull-witted motorcycle gang.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 14, 2017

Smith is also a great improbable outlaw, decent and dull-witted in the manner of the Coen brothers’ most lovable nincompoops.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2017

It’s silly to believe that Rodman, his generation’s dull-witted John Reed, hasn’t provided an impressive propaganda victory for the regime.

From Newsweek • Sep. 10, 2013

He might be cruel or dull-witted or mad.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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