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sharp as a bowling ball

sharp as a bowling ball adjective: not at all sharp-witted; very stupid.

Adjective

sharp as a bowling ball (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, humorous, simile) Not at all sharp-witted; very stupid.

Questions about sharp as a bowling ball

What does sharp as a bowling ball mean?
Sharp as a bowling ball means not at all sharp-witted; very stupid.
What part of speech is sharp as a bowling ball?
Sharp as a bowling ball is an adjective.

Words near sharp as a bowling ball in the dictionary

  1. Sharons
  2. sharovarshchyna
  3. Sharoyan
  4. Sharoyans
  5. sharp
  6. sharp as a bowling ball
  7. sharp as a butter knife
  8. sharp as a tack
  9. sharp cedar
  10. sharp cedars
  11. sharp cookie

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