Meanings
comparative more thickwitted · superlative most thickwitted · alternative thick-witted
- Stupid, dim-witted.
His son she viewed as one of the thickwitted giants meant to be food for the heroism of good knights of romance.
1865, Macmillan's Magazine, volume 12, page 991 more example
And this was the smooth-faced, frightened, helpless boy, whom those two thickwitted, bullying officers were carrying to Waco!
1996, Eugene Cunningham, Triggernometry: a gallery of gunfighters, page 41Synonyms: stupid
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveStupid, dim-witted.
Origin
From thick + witted. Compare thickhead.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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