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dimwitted

dimwitted is the alternative form of dim-witted.

Meaning of dim-witted

Adjective

dim-witted (comparative more dim-witted, superlative most dim-witted)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
    • "Don't fool yourself," I said. "I could have slugged this pair of amateur gorillas any hour of the day or night. I've not done it because you've got nothing against them other than their being a pair of dim-witted nuisances."1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 138

Forms of dimwitted

comparativemore dimwitted
superlativemost dimwitted

Words formed from dimwitted

Questions about dimwitted

What is dimwitted the alternative form of?
Dimwitted is the alternative form of dim-witted.

Words near dimwitted in the dictionary

  1. dimuons
  2. DiMuzio
  3. DiMuzios
  4. dimwit
  5. dimwits
  6. dimwitted
  7. dimwittedly
  8. dimwittedness
  9. dimwittery
  10. dimwitticism
  11. dimwitticisms

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