Definition of dullard
: a stupid or unimaginative person
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Examples of dullard in a Sentence
The company is run by a bunch of dullards.
often mistaken for a dullard because he never said much in discussions
Recent Examples of dullard from the Web
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Usually the equal-weight S&P does better, as smaller members of the index outperform the dullards at the top.
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Fishes have long been dismissed as dullards, but new observations and studies are proving this assumption wrong.
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Big in Back As in Versas past, Nissan’s dynamic dullard relies on the showroom appeal of its sizable 15-cubic-foot trunk and a comfortable rear seat with 37.0 inches of legroom—nearly an inch more than the mid-size Nissan Altima.
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There is a common assumption that dictionaries are put together by faceless dullards.
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This means performing some typical Twitter feats—fact-checking and #realkeeping when dullards spout detestable dumbness.
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There's still enough there to make young children and dullards laugh.
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Big in Back As in Versas past, Nissan’s dynamic dullard relies on the showroom appeal of its sizable 15-cubic-foot trunk and a comfortable rear seat with 37.0 inches of legroom—nearly an inch more than the mid-size Nissan Altima.
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First Known Use of dullard
15th century
dullard Synonyms
Synonyms
airhead, blockhead, chucklehead, dimwit, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dork [slang], dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, goof, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loon, lunkhead, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, saphead, simpleton, stock, turkey, yahoo, yo-yo;
Related Words
booby, buffoon, fool, goose, loony, lunatic, madman, nut, zany;
gawk;
beast, boor, cad, clown, creep, heel, jerk, skunk, snake, stinker, villain;
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: a stupid and uninteresting person
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