dimwit

dimwit
dimwitted, adj.dimwittedly, adv.dimwittedness, n.
/dim"wit'/, n. Slang.
a stupid or slow-thinking person.
[1920-25, Amer.; DIM + WIT1]
Syn. dummy, nitwit, numskull, booby, dumbbell.

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