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dimwit
[ dim-wit ]
noun
- a stupid or slow-thinking person.
Synonyms: , , , ,
dimwit
/ ˈɪˌɪ /
noun
- informal.a stupid or silly person
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱-ˈɾٳٱ, adjective
- ˌ徱-ˈɾٳٱness, noun
- ˌ徱-ˈɾٳٱly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱wt adjective
- 徱wt·ly adverb
- 徱wt·ness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Does Baron’s naïveté mean he is on the list of cinematic dimwits who have never seen a movie with a femme fatale?
That might be a stretch, but DiCaprio is terrific as the gullible dimwit who falls under his uncle’s spell and helps plot the murders of his Osage wife’s family.
DiCaprio is excellent in “Killers of the Flower Moon” playing a dimwit who goes along with his uncle’s scheme of killing his Osage wife’s entire bloodline.
“And I was tired — I’m a technological dimwit. I never handled the camera. I got tired of production with this waiting around. The editing was where I felt I could be most productive and creative.”
More than a decade after a short revival in 2011, the beloved dimwits, created and voiced by multifaceted storyteller Mike Judge, are back — this time on streaming service Paramount+.
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