slow-witted

See also: slowwitted

English

Adjective

slow-witted (comparative more slow-witted, superlative most slow-witted)

  1. Lacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift.
    Synonyms: slow on the uptake, dull-witted; see also Thesaurus:stupid
    Antonyms: quick-witted, sharp-witted; see also Thesaurus:intelligent
    • 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 199:
      The ape-man was all attention in an instant. He asked questions as rapidly as the slow-witted anthropoid could answer them.

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