Meanings
adjective
- colloquialidiomaticOf a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.
Synonyms: slow-witted, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded · Antonyms: quick on the uptake, quick-witted, astute, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, educated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.
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Translations
Czech mít dlouhé vedení
- mít dlouhé vedeníslow to comprehend
Dutch traag van begrip
- traag van begripslow to comprehend
Finnish hidasälyinen
- hidasälyinenslow to comprehend
French long à la détente
- long à la détenteslow to comprehend
German schwer von Kapee, begriffsstutzig
- schwer von Kapeeslow to comprehend
- begriffsstutzigslow to comprehend
- auf der Leitung stehenslow to comprehend
Polish mieć spóźniony zapłon
- mieć spóźniony zapłonslow to comprehend
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