Synonyms for slow-witted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sloh-wit-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsloʊˈwɪt ɪd

Définition of slow-witted

adj stupid

Example sentences :

"Yes, miss," he returned with the obstinacy of a slow-witted man.
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

But, dear me, how slow-witted I have been, and how nearly I have committed the blunder of my lifetime!
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Yet ignorant and slow-witted as they are, inborn ability and resolution are not wanting.
Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce

One device after another has been added for the extermination of the slow-witted.
Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers

He made the mistake of underestimating Mormon, thinking him slow-witted.
Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn

Or else he is so slow-witted that there is no telling, by man or dog, which way he will go, or what he may do next.
Extract from : « Winter » by Dallas Lore Sharp

Behold the end, O most uninventive and slow-witted Chang-ch'un!
Extract from : « The Wallet of Kai Lung » by Ernest Bramah

McTeague was over thirty now, sluggish and slow-witted at best.
Extract from : « McTeague » by Frank Norris

Strange things were going through the mind of the slow-witted Jim.
Extract from : « Polly of the Circus » by Margaret Mayo

Sir Francis, however, whatever may have been his other failings, was not slow-witted; and he had already taken his attitude.
Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne

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