Numskull
['nʌmskʌl]
Definition
(n.) A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.
Typist: Ruth
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Blockhead, simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
Typist: Tim
Definition
n. a stupid fellow: a blockhead.—adj. Num′skulled.
Checker: Susie
Examples
- I'll crack thy numskull for thee, you mandy chap! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Sir Arrogant Numskull is here, replied Mr. Boythorn. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I dined, myself, while those numskulls were deliberating which world you should belong to--this, or some other. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Checked by Giselle