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numskull

or numb·skull

[ nuhm-skuhl ]

/ ˈnʌmˌskʌl /

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noun

a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt.

Origin of numskull

First recorded in 1710–20; num(b) + skull

Words nearby numskull

nummular, nummulite, nummulitic limestone, numnah, numpty, numskull, nun, nun buoy, nun river, nun's cloth, nun's fiddle

Example sentences from the Web for numskull

Wait till you have one first, sir, and you may make him as great a numskull as you plase, Master.

The Poor Scholar |William Carleton
"You're talking nonsense, you numskull," said Fleischmann, withdrawing and turning toward the wall with the pictures.

Atlantis |Gerhart Hauptmann
Sometimes a numskull is born in the mansion, and a genius rises from the gutter.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
I shall go back to my numskull with the greatest satisfaction when I am tired of you all, clever as you are.

Heartbreak House |George Bernard Shaw

The message was here all the time—that numskull Heinrich forgot it.

The Man with the Clubfoot |Valentine Williams

British Dictionary definitions for numskull

numskull

/ (ˈnʌmˌskʌl) /

noun

a variant spelling of numbskull