dull-witted
dull-witted adjective: having a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
Adjective
dull-witted (comparative more dull-witted, superlative most dull-witted)
- Having a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- The second species to join the Citadel, the salarians are warm-blooded amphibians with a hyperactive metabolism. Salarians think fast, talk fast, and move fast. To salarians, other species seem sluggish and dull-witted. Unfortunately, their metabolic speed leaves them with a relatively short...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians Codex entry
- Synonyms:
- dull-headed, slow-witted, asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, daft, derpy, dim-headed
dull-witted meaning in Sanskrit
dull-witted in Sanskrit
- dull-witted, silly, stupid, foolish
- मन्द manda
Synonyms of dull-witted
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Antonyms
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Forms of dull-witted
| comparative | more dull-witted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dull-witted |
Origin of dull-witted
From dull + witted.
Words formed from dull-witted
Questions about dull-witted
- What does dull-witted mean?
- Dull-witted means having a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- What is dull-witted in Sanskrit?
- Dull-witted in Sanskrit is मन्द (manda). See Dull-witted meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is dull-witted?
- Dull-witted is an adjective.
Words near dull-witted in the dictionary
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