as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
frustrated by the apparent dim-wittedness of the clerks in customer service
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Allow your spackle layer to dry completely (which could take several hours depending on thickness and humidity).—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025 -
These scalp drops are designed with density in mind and can improve thickness and volume for less shedding and thicker hairstyles.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
11 Aug. 2025
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This storage medium has a very high energy density, allowing its batteries to be transported from a charging facility (e.g., a biofuel power plant) to a discharging facility (e.g., water boilers in an apartment block) and at high temperatures--up to 1,300°C.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was an active, swirling system in Earth's ionosphere, complete with fast-moving plasma flows, density shears, and upward electric currents, just like a hurricane's convection engine, but electromagnetic.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Economists ascribe an inflationary quality to borrowing which implies impressive market stupidity.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Amid all the looming consciousness that our time on earth is precious, there are also specials unerringly devoted to utter stupidity, and even the comedians fixated on mortality are delivering life-affirming material, too.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dim-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dim-wittedness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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