dull-witted, a.
(ˈdʌlˌwɪtɪd)
[parasynthetic f. dull wit + -ed2.]
Having a dull wit; stupid.
| 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) III. 467 Dyvers manere of soules..beeþ witted in a cleer day, and dul witted in an hevy. 1553 Eden Treat. Newe Ind. (Arb.) 22 Dulle witted, of no strength, and Idolaters. a 1680 Butler Rem. (1759) II. 476 Dull-witted Persons are..the fittest Instruments for Wise⁓men to employ. 1887 W. Gladden Parish Probl. 404 The average boy..is [not] duller-witted..now than I was then. |