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humanodon  ·  4075 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style | Death and Taxes

I agree! It would have been a great word to know when I got angry at a box of flooring that I stubbed my toe on earlier. Beef-witted seems very relevant for the times we live in: with obesity becoming ever more common, as well as people becoming aware of how the food that they eat will affect their health, the definition has taken on another aspect.