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Numskull  n.  (Also spelled numbskull)  A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow. (Colloq.) "They have talked like numskulls."






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"Numskull" Quotes from Famous Books



... a joker or a numskull is more than I can fathom," says Bligh; "but for the last time I warn you I'm a British officer, and you'll go to jail for this ...
— News from the Duchy • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... reluctant groan, "I reckon you'll have to. You can send Tony for her when he gets back, though how he'll find her I don't know. You might's well hunt for a needle in a haystack as to track down Melviny. She's liable to be most anywheres tendin' babies or trimmin' bunnits; an' Tony's such a numskull." ...
— The Wall Between • Sara Ware Bassett



Words linked to "Numskull" :   dullard, dolt, dunderhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, stupid person, stupid, pudding head, dunce, stupe, bonehead, blockhead



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