Simple
Simple adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: don't be so quick to characterize people who have trouble with computers as simple
Thinking
Thinking adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Both words in one sentence
- French believes they're stupid for thinking that the relationship between genetics and social change is so simple.
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Boisterous Bruiser: Largely expected of Orlanthi men, to the point where the stereotype is that women have to do the thinking because men are simple-minded.
Source: Video Game / King of Dragon Pass - Using the Jeopardy Thinking Music, or a Musical Pastiche of it, is common when stupid characters are stumped by a simple question.
Source: "Jeopardy!" Thinking Music
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