Sentence examples for dull-witted from inspiring English sources

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dull-witted

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Having a dull, blunt wit or mind.

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(Angelo) Incognito (Wednesday) The cult Web series "Incognito" comes to life onstage: its creators and co-stars, Andrew Law and Alison Rich (who play dull-witted characters in the witness protection program), welcome the guest stars Sean Patton, Josh Ruben and others for an evening of stand-up, sketch and the premiere of the show's final episode.

She never portrayed him, in Cesarani's words, as a "dull-witted clerk or a robotic bureaucrat".

The lumbering Ukrainian came across as dull-witted — or was that a deliberate pose?

But it's in the practicalities that the prime minister's approach slips from draconian to dull-witted.

Stationery is associated with dull-witted anal retentiveness, being ancillary to more important tasks.

Not all rugby needs to be attractive but dull-witted, orthodox Test sides are increasingly struggling.

"Can't you see it?" She sketched in details for her woefully dull-witted listeners.

Hammet doubts it: the book was never "sufficiently dull-witted and pompous to be mistaken for national literature".

I look at this picture a lot, especially when I am feeling dull-witted or a little down.

Frequently two zanni played contrasting roles, the first clever and adept at confounding, the second a dull-witted foil.

He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength, usually personified by Isengrim, the greedy and dull-witted wolf.

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