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dullard

[duhl-erd] Origin

dull·ard

[duhl-erd]
noun
a stupid, insensitive person.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see dull, -ard


dunce, dolt, dumbbell, dummy.

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dullard (ˈdʌləd)
 
n
a dull or stupid person

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dullard
mid-15c. (but early 13c. as a surname), from dull + -ard.
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