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slow-witted

 
Dictionary: slow-wit·ted or slow·wit·ted (slō'wĭt'ĭd)
adj.
Slow to comprehend.

slow-wittedly slow'-wit'ted·ly adv.
slow-wittedness slow'-wit'ted·ness n.

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adjective

    Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, simple-minded, slow. Informal soft. Offensive feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded, weak-minded. See ability/inability.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: mentally deficient
  Synonyms: feebleminded, half-witted


Translations: Slow-witted
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tungnem, langsom i opfattelsen

Nederlands (Dutch)
traag van begrip, dom

Français (French)
adj. - à l'esprit lent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (geistig) schwerfällig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βραδύνους, κοιμήσης

Italiano (Italian)
ottuso, duro di comprendonio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obtuso (m), estúpido (m), tardo (m)

Русский (Russian)
тупой, слабоумный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lento, torpe, corto de alcances

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trögtänkt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
头脑不好的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頭腦不好的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 굼뜬, 머리가 둔한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - のみ込みのおそい, 頭の悪い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متبلد, غبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קשה-תפיסה, טיפש‬


 
 
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