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Words used to describe unintelligent people

silly

adjective

showing that you are not intelligent, not serious, not thinking carefully, etc.

idiotic

adjective

extremely stupid

unintelligent

adjective

not intelligent

simple-minded

adjective

unable to understand difficult or complicated ideas

slow-witted

adjective

unable to understand things quickly and easily

slow

adjective

not intelligent, so that you need a lot of time to understand simple things

brainless

adjective

extremely stupid

thick

adjective

stupid

empty-headed

adjective

not sensible or intelligent

stupid

adjective

not intelligent, or not able to consider or judge things carefully

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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