dullard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who is not very bright
  2. noun a person who evokes boredom

Etymology

From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

stupid, stupid person, stupe, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock

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