as in idiot
a stupid person
often mistaken for a dullard because he never said much in discussions
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Recent Examples of dullard
That’s a fine and appealing tone that builds (again) on a long tradition: Many a detective in the genre is known for easily outperforming the police, who tend to be depicted as well-meaning but overworked dullards.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
They must get struck, bent, broken and shoved into the flames to mold the boy into a man, the dullard into a dagger.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
Dropping the hammer from a stop gets it to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds, which opens plenty of opportunities for maneuvering around traffic's pokey dullards.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
So with just these few changes, the Saab 99 went from a rather efficient dullard to a sparkling performer.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
They must get struck, bent, broken and shoved into the flames to mold the boy into a man, the dullard into a dagger.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
Dropping the hammer from a stop gets it to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds, which opens plenty of opportunities for maneuvering around traffic's pokey dullards.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
So with just these few changes, the Saab 99 went from a rather efficient dullard to a sparkling performer.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullard
stupid
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dullard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullard. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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