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numskull

noun

Etymology

From numb (“deadened”) + skull.

  1. derived from *skallô✻
  2. derived from *ᛋᚲᚨᛚᛟ✻
  3. derived from skalli
  4. inherited from sculle
  5. compounded as numskull — “numb + skull”

Definitions

  1. A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.

  2. A person who refuses to learn or grow mentally.

    • That numskull will never learn how to compose a letter.

The neighborhood

Derived

numpty, numptie, numskullery

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA