Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slow on the uptake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
slow on the up-take
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.

Colloquial

Usage

Synonyms

slow-witted addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted soft beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian

Antonyms

quick on the uptake quick-witted astute brainy bright brilliant clever educated genius gifted hivey ingenious

Questions

What does slow on the uptake mean?
Of a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.

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