Dense and Silly

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Dense adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: she accused him of being dense when he didn't seem to understand her at first

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Silly and dense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Dense".

Nearby Words: density, densely

Silly adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.

Usage example: those silly movie producers who thought that audiences would fall for that gimmick all over again

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Dense and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dense" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

Deadpan Snarker: Simon and Lewis both manage this when the other is being particularly silly or dense.

Source: Machinima / Yogscast Minecraft Series
Olaf went from a bumbling villain to a grumpy but competent leader, Kanbei went from silly levels of idiocy to an honorable but tactically-dense emperor, Eagle went from a revenge-driven Jerkass that never thought things through to a more reasonable team player, and so on.

Source: Video Game / Nintendo Wars aka: Advance Wars

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