Meanings
adjectivebeef-witted (comparative more beef-witted, superlative most beef-witted)
comparative more beef-witted · superlative most beef-witted
- derogatoryobsoletestupid; dull
The plague of Greece upon thee, thou mongrel beef-witted lord!
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
ass-brainedbaby-brainedbee-brainedbeef-brainedbeetle-headedbirdbrainedboneheadedboobilyboobyboofheadedbrainlessbuffle-headedbullet-headedchowderheadedchuckleheadedcrackbraineddatelessdensedenteddimdozydrowsydulldumbdumb as an oxdumb as a postdumb as dirtdunderheadedempty-headedfatheadedfatuousflea-brainedhalf-brainedhalf-wittedhammer-headedharebrainedheadassjolter-headedlacklusterlumpishlunkheadedmeatheadedmentally challengedmuttonheadednittynumbskulledpeabrainedpudding-headedpurblindrockheadedsheep-headedshit-for-brainsslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggishsmooth-brainedstolidstupidtardedthick
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beef-witted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beef-witted
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Chicago
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