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Meaning of "dull-witted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DULL-WITTED

dull-witted  [ˌdʌlˈwɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DULL-WITTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dull-Witted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DULL-WITTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dull-witted in the English dictionary

The definition of dull-witted in the dictionary is slow-witted or dim-witted; stupid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DULL-WITTED


dedicated
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd
dim-witted
ˌdɪmˈwɪtɪd
estimated
ˈɛstɪmeɪtɪd
excited
ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
halfwitted
hɑːfˈwɪtɪd
integrated
ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪd
limited
ˈlɪmɪtɪd
located
ləʊˈkeɪtɪd
nimblewitted
ˌnɪmbəlˈwɪtɪd
nitwitted
ˈnɪtˌwɪtɪd
quitted
ˈkwɪtɪd
related
rɪˈleɪtɪd
silver-plated
ˌsɪlvəˈpleɪtɪd
stated
ˈsteɪtɪd
submitted
səbˈmɪtɪd
thimblewitted
ˈθɪmbəlˌwɪtɪd
top-rated
ˌtɒpˈreɪtɪd
united
juːˈnaɪtɪd
unlimited
ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd
updated
ʌpˈdeɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DULL-WITTED

dulcifluous
dulcify
dulciloquy
dulcimer
dulcinea
dulcite
dulcitude
dule
dulia
dull
dullard
Dulles
dullish
dullishly
dullness
dullsville
dully
dulness
dulocracy
dulosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE DULL-WITTED

acquitted
admitted
benefitted
committed
emitted
fitted
hand-knitted
knitted
omitted
outfitted
outwitted
permitted
pitted
recommitted
refitted
remitted
retrofitted
spotted
transmitted
twitted
uncommitted

Synonyms and antonyms of dull-witted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dull-witted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DULL-WITTED

Find out the translation of dull-witted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dull-witted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dull-witted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沉闷的机智
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obtuso
570 millions of speakers

English

dull-witted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुस्त अक़्ल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممل البديهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недалекие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obtuso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obtus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membosankan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stumpfsinnigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭の鈍い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둔한 약삭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngu si đần độn nhạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மந்தமான-சுட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंटाळवाणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalın kafalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottuso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tępi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недалекі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stupid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρετή - έχων πνεύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dowwe - gaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tråkig tänkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjedelig - tenkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dull-witted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DULL-WITTED»

The term «dull-witted» is normally little used and occupies the 126.200 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DULL-WITTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dull-witted» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dull-witted» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dull-witted

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DULL-WITTED»

Discover the use of dull-witted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dull-witted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New York Magazine
He shows how Hemingway, having earned his style at the chubby knees of Gertrude Stein, was imprisoned by the limits of that style: "This infantile, dull- witted, dreamy stutter compels whoever uses it to conform to the infantile, dull- witted type.
2
DEVELOPMENTAL FAIRY TALES
The dull-witted faces that came to look, the dull-witted sounds of laughter, that nauseating stench . . . “Oh, oh. If only I didn't have to see those dull-witted, vulgar faces. If only I didn't have to hear that dull-witted, annoying laughter . . .” Yet the ...
Andrew F. Jones, 2011
3
Genetics and Ethics in Global Perspective
One representative of this approach is Gansu's Law, which is called Regulation on Prohibiting Reproduction of Dull-witted, Idiots or Blockheads, promulgated by the Fifth Session of the Standing Committee of Gansu People's Congress on ...
Dorothy C. Wertz, John C. Fletcher, 2004
4
Bioethics: Asian Perspectives: A Quest for Moral Diversity
An example is Gansu's Law, called the "Regulation on Prohibiting Reproduction of the Dull,witted, Idiots or Blockheads," promulgated by the Fifth Session of the Standing Committee of People's Congress of Gansu Province on November 23, ...
Renzong Qiu, 2004
5
Human Intelligence and Medical Illness: Assessing the Flynn ...
What If There Was Stringent Selection Against the Dull-Witted? Imagine that a herd of antelope has been under steady selection pressure from the local lions when a new mutation abruptly arises that enables certain antelopes to run ...
R. Grant Steen, 2009
6
Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
a stranger to: ignorant of absent: of wandering mind addle-headed: dull-witted; stupid; with brain like an addled egg addlepated: dull-witted; stupid; with brain like an addled egg anile: old-womanish; imbecile apish: apelike; silly asinine: like an ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2003
7
After Aesop: Improvisations on Aesop's Fables
The. dull-witted. acolytes. Two dull-witted acolytes met in the marketplace of Corinth every day to dispute whether the god Apollo or the god Poseidon was the greater. But the two gods. bored with the interminable palaver of the acolytes.
Steven Carter, 2010
8
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... 10 beef headed, dull minded, dull normal, dull witted, half witted, lean witted, weak headed, weak minded; 11 addle headed, blunt-witted, lack-brained, muddy headed, short witted, unreasoning; 12 beetle headed, feeble-minded, muddle ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
9
Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... seemingly, supposedly, though as in a mirror veluti in speculum (L) asinine absurd, careless, dull(-witted), empty-headed, fatuous, foolish, heedless, idiotic, ill-advised, incautious, indiscreet, inexpressive, muddled, obstinate, ridiculous, silly, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
10
The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
1. addleheaded; bovine; cretinous; decerebrate; dense; dull; dull-witted; fatuous; fat-witted; half-witted; harebrained; hebetudinous; idiotic; ignorant; imbecilic; incogitant; insensate; mindless; moronic; muddled; nescient; obtuse; phlegmatic;  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DULL-WITTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dull-witted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
An ode to Democracy in America
... markedly stands at right angles to the dull-witted science of politics that is today too often dominant in the American academy and elsewhere. «MercatorNet, Jul 15»
2
Forgiveness: A gentle yet powerful weapon
When grieving families in Charleston, S.C., forgave the dull-witted white boy who had killed worshippers at Emanuel AME Church, they gave ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
3
Why we should still be reading Democracy in America
... markedly stands at right angles to the dull-witted science of politics that is today too often dominant in the American academy and elsewhere. «The Conversation US, Jul 15»
4
Terminator Genisys Is Overcomplex and Uninspired, But the …
The Terminator's Kyle, Michael Biehn, was skinny, bright-eyed, and very sweet, so it's a shock to see him played as a dull-witted meathead. «Vulture, Jul 15»
5
Independence from God
Many on the left view religious Americans as dull-witted and naive, and they see churches, synagogues, and mosques as oppressive ... «BernardGoldberg.com, Jul 15»
6
We mustn't forget the deep emotional impact of the buildings around …
... more creative, that the sidewalk was a more fantastic experience, because life is short and you don't want to walk through a dull-witted place. «CNN, Jul 15»
7
City Paper's Firefly Music Festival live blog
That dull and dull-witted line didn't matter during the song, and it doesn't bear much reflection. When his band broke into a country-funk groove ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jun 15»
8
Donald Trump isn't the candidate Republicans want, but he's the …
He speaks their language; blunt, brash, dull-witted, and untethered by deep thought or an interior live that is more than a endless loop of sleep, ... «Raw Story, Jun 15»
9
TV Thursday: 'Astronauts Wives Club' deep varied bunch
... overwrought moments; before that, it adds black activists who are – like almost everyone in this one-note mini-series – crabby and dull-witted. «Noise, Jun 15»
10
Bond Market Bombshell - Deflation Rules!
because the debt grows and grows until it becomes apparent even to dull-witted bond / Treasury holders that they are never going to get their ... «The Market Oracle, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dull-Witted [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dull-witted>. May 2024 ».
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