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n. - The quality of being mentally limited.

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  • Sunday — ears and cheeks on fire, meanwhile, at her own slow-wittedness.
  • “Potter came in here to get it,” said Malfoy with ill-disguised impatience at the slow-wittedness of his colleagues. “so that must mean –”
  • Why do they even need to ponder the reasons for taking an extra team member to the boardroom, let alone to expose their slow-wittedness by asking, "Why would I want to...
  • My slow-wittedness had facilitated his getting a vote.
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