slow-witted
Example Sentences
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The old car’s touch-screen user interface was underpowered, slow-witted and limited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025
Of the two it is understood that Robert Zemeckis’ slow-witted hero launched him to icon status.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024
Pat O’Connor, a publisher who worked with Jones, told the newspaper that Jones had a “low tolerance” for slow-witted and pretentious people.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
As the Cowboy, one of Harold’s birthday presents, Charlie Carver imbues the slow-witted hustler with an affectionate sweetness that only throws into relief Michael’s gratuitous cruelty.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2020
A few men, slow-witted and pale, played faro at the gamingtables.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
