Superlatively stupid Crossword Clue
7 letters · New York Times · Saturday, October 23, 1999 · 16-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, October 23, 1999.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 23, 1999 · 16-Across · 7 letters
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
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