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Added 9 October 2026

numskull

noun

In Latin: gurdus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about numskull at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.

Origin

From numb (“deadened”) + skull.

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