dullard
5
7.8
- noun
- /ˈdʌl.ərd/
- Offensive
- The teacher described him as a dullard, unable to grasp the basic concepts of math.
Examples
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Despite the look of a dullard, Jack, you must be a wise man, and I do respect wisdom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Without our imaginations... we'd be like all those other poor dullards.
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And to be honest, we feel you are sort of a dullard.
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Sir Henry is a pleasant enough dullard.
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You're actually quite a dullard.
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For the twentieth time in nine days, I am a happy dullard.
Fiction book (2002) -
In reality, I'm an introverted dullard with nothing to say or add to the conversation.
Blog text (32) -
Just shows how distant these dullards are from reality.
Blog text (14) -
In a universe of security-craving dullards, she's a woman running wild.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many orchestras have bailed out technically incompetent conductors, whether they be brilliant musicians or musical dullards.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
45
2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
36
1.1
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
34
7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
19
8.8
A person who is not very smart or who acts without thinking
17
7.7
A person who is not very smart
15
8.3
A person who does not know much
12
6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
6
8.7
A person who is not very smart
5
8.9
A person who is very stupid
4
9.9
A person someone insults for being slow or having old-fashioned views
3
9.3
A person who is not very smart
3
9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
2
9.9
A person who is foolish or silly and makes simple mistakes
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.1
Not very quick to understand things
1
8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly way
1
9.9
A person who is not very quick to understand things
1
9.9
An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly way
1
9.9
A person who is not very clever and is easy to trick
A person who is not very smart
A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks
Antonyms
How Intelligent
694
4.9
315
1.2
- Informal
1
5.2
- Slur
1
7.2
- Offensive
5
7.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dullard comes from the simple word dull, meaning 'not quick to understand', plus the ending -ard that makes a word for a person, as in drunkard. So a dullard is someone who is 'slow to understand' or who seems 'boring'.