SHORT-WITTED Meaning of SHORT-WITTED in English a. Unintelligent, shallow, stupid, dull, stolid, foolish, doltish, simple; weak-headed, weak-minded, feeble-minded, half-witted, shallow-brained, dull-witted, blunt-witted. Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012