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soft-witted

/ˈsɒftˌwɪt.ɪd/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet décrivant une personne peu intelligente, naïve ou limitée mentalement.

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adjective

/ˈsɒftˌwɪt.ɪd/formalobsolète
  • frAdjectif désuet décrivant une personne peu intelligente, naïve ou limitée mentalement.

An archaic adjective describing someone who is foolish, simple-minded, or lacking intelligence.

  1. Lacking intelligence or judgmentC1informal

    Describes a person who is slow to understand or lacks common sense and good judgment.

    frsimple d'esprit

    • He was considered soft-witted for not grasping the simple instructions.
    • The character in the play was portrayed as soft-witted and easily fooled.
    • She felt frustrated dealing with her soft-witted colleague who never understood the task.

    Synonymesdim-witteddoltishfeeblemindedhalf-wittedobtusesimple-mindedslow-wittedsoftheadedthickheaded

    Antonymesastutecleverintelligentsharpshrewd

Formes
  • more soft-witted comparative form
  • most soft-witted superlative form