Not quick in learning, thinking, or understanding; lacking mental acuity; dull, dim. Of the mind or its operations.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adjective] > of actions, ideas, etc. (16) sloweOE Not quick in learning, thinking, or understanding; lacking mental acuity; dull, dim. Of the mind or its operations. bluntc1175 Dull, insensitive, stupid, obtuse: said, it appears, originally of the sight, whence of the perceptions generally, and the intellect. (Now… simplea1425 Characterized by a lack of knowledge or education; not having or showing a high level of mental acuity; intellectually unsophisticated. headless1563 Brainless, foolish; senseless, stupid. In later use chiefly in collocation with heartless, and somewhat rare. Of a thing, action, etc. sottish1592 Foolish, doltish, stupid. Of things or actions. Obsolete. thick1600 Of mental faculties or actions, or of persons: Slow (or characterized by slowness) of apprehension; dense, crass, thick-headed; stupid, obtuse… stupid1609 Of words, actions, ideas, etc.: characterized by or associated with lack of intelligence, perceptiveness, common sense, or good judgement… incrassate1659 figurative. Of the mind: Dulled, made gross. Obsolete. crass1660 Of personal qualities, ideas, and other things immaterial: Gross; grossly dull or stupid, ‘dense’. simple-minded1774 Of an action, idea, personal quality, etc.: unsophisticated, lacking complexity or nuance; foolish, stupid; (occasionally more positively)… bright1830 Of an idea, action, etc. Used ironically or sarcastically: unintelligent, dim-witted; unwise, ill-conceived; unnecessarily innovative; too clever by… simplistic1844 Originally: designating an oversimplified or partial view of something (cf. simpliste, adj.); displaying (extreme) simplicity. Now usually… noodly1870 Stupid, silly. unelectric1876 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) dinlo1907 Esp. of a person: stupid, foolish, idiotic; daft. clunky1965 Stupid; inferior. Now rare. |
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