simple-minded

simple-minded
simple-minded [sim′pəlmīnd′id]
adj.
1. artless; unsophisticated; simple-hearted
2. foolish; stupid
3. mentally retarded
simple-mindedly
adv.
simple-mindedness
n.

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sim·ple-mind·ed or sim·ple·mind·ed (sĭmʹpəl-mīnʹdĭd) adj.
1. Lacking in subtlety or sophistication; artless or naive:

a simple-minded horror movie; simple-minded generalizations.

2. Stupid or silly; foolish.
3. Mentally impaired.
  sim'ple-mindʹed·ly adv. sim'ple-mindʹed·ness n.

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