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Added 9 October 2026

dullard

/ˈdʌlɚd/ noun

In Latin: gurdus, blennus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dullard at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person who is not very bright.
The economy, stupid!
A person who evokes boredom.

Origin

From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).

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