Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Slow to comprehend.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Mentally sluggish; dull.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Dull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking a
keen or swiftintellect , not too bright or not too swift.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective retarded in intellectual development
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Examples
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The only difference of course is that Goldman Sachs was and is still considered 'the smartest kid in the class', while Bank of America Merrill Lynch nowadays is more often than not referred to as the 'slow-witted chubby kid in the back' first to get hit when a savings and loan crisis, dot-com bubble or subprime mortgage and credit crisis decides to pops up.
unknown title 2011
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Falk is best known for his portrayal of the rumpled, seemingly slow-witted television detective Columbo, a role that earned him four Emmy awards.
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I was actually thinking more of myself and my jealousy of Debbie than I was about the division of labor in my family, but my mother, ever the patriarchal apologist, said, “We do nice things for men because they lead the services!” as if I was slow-witted regarding everything that life is really about.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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Defendor (2009) - Likely an adult alternative to the upcoming – and far more cynically created and marketed – Kick Ass, this indie stars Woody Harrelsonas a slow-witted but idealistic man who dons something resembling a superhero costume to fight urban crime and defeata localdrug kingpin named Captain Industry and a dirty cop (Elias Koteas.)
DVD and Blu-Ray Releases April 13 2010 « Screaming Blue Reviews 2010
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John Steinbeck helpfully named a slow-witted ranch hand he had met during a stint as a migrant worker in California as the prototype for the unintentionally murderous Lennie in "Of Mice and Men."
Writers at Work, Seeking a Spark Elizabeth Lowry 2011
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Falk is best known for his portrayal of the rumpled, seemingly slow-witted television detective Columbo, a role that earned him four Emmy awards.
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Herds need to be driven ... especially if there are lots of slow-witted pachyderm members holding up the parade.
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“According to the legends, an attendant kept eternal vigil within the tomb,” Daz explained as if she were a rather slow-witted convalescent.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Falk is best known for his portrayal of the rumpled, seemingly slow-witted television detective Columbo, a role that earned him four Emmy awards.
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Baier seemed rather slow-witted and a bit intimidated, but his hedge-hogging totally schooled our Presidential fox.
The Volokh Conspiracy » House Democratic Leaders Drop “Deem and Pass” 2010
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